Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 7, 2021 6:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    A beautiful morning with plenty of sun.  Bird numbers seemed to be down from last week.
36 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose  2
Mallard  4
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  4
Mourning Dove  6
gull sp.  4    flyovers
Red-bellied Woodpecker  4
Downy Woodpecker  3
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  2
Warbling Vireo  3
Blue Jay  10
American Crow  3
Common Raven  2    They were in nearly constant communication with each other, initially far apart and then in tandem.
Black-capped Chickadee  11
Tufted Titmouse  7
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Carolina Wren  1
European Starling  5
Northern Mockingbird  2
American Robin  24
House Sparrow  7
House Finch  5
American Goldfinch  4
Chipping Sparrow  4
White-throated Sparrow  6
Song Sparrow  6
Baltimore Oriole  6
Red-winged Blackbird  8
Common Grackle  10
Black-and-white Warbler  2
American Redstart  1
Northern Parula  4
Pine Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  16
Black-throated Green Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  8
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S87344795

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