Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 9, 2018 5:00 PM – 6:15 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: The opposite of the previous week, it was 56 degrees and breezy. There was so little activity in these conditions that by common agreement we cut the walk short at 6:15.
26 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 2
Mallard 1
Wild Turkey 1
Double-crested Cormorant 2 flyover
gull sp. 1
Mourning Dove 3
Chimney Swift 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 2
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
American Robin X
Gray Catbird 3
European Starling 3
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Northern Parula 1
Yellow Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Song Sparrow 4
Northern Cardinal 2
Baltimore Oriole 5
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Common Grackle 7
American Goldfinch 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S45939319
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