Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 9, 2019 6:00 AM – 8:45 AM
Comments:    BBC trip, led by David Scott. 48F, sunny
46 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose  2
Mallard  2
Wild Turkey  6
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  2
Mourning Dove  5
Chimney Swift  4
Herring Gull  1
loon sp.  1    High elevation flyover
Great Blue Heron  2
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  1    Heard only
Great Crested Flycatcher  1
Eastern Kingbird  1
Warbling Vireo  3
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  5
Barn Swallow  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Veery  2
American Robin  15
Gray Catbird  2    Heard only
European Starling  1
Cedar Waxwing  8
Purple Finch  2
American Goldfinch  1
Chipping Sparrow  6
White-throated Sparrow  5
Song Sparrow  1    Heard only
Baltimore Oriole  8
Red-winged Blackbird  1
Brown-headed Cowbird  4
Common Grackle  10
Black-and-white Warbler  2
Tennessee Warbler  1
Nashville Warbler  6
Northern Parula  10    Most common warbler
Magnolia Warbler  2
Yellow Warbler  2
Black-throated Blue Warbler  1    Heard only
Yellow-rumped Warbler  3
Prairie Warbler  1
Black-throated Green Warbler  3
Scarlet Tanager  1
Northern Cardinal  2
House Sparrow  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S56067919

2024 Annual Report

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 283 species for 2024, with 274 species in Massachusetts (four more than 2023), and nine additional species reported from New Hampshire and Maine.  This total was based upon 262

2024 Annual Report

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 283 species for 2024, with 274 species in Massachusetts (four more than 2023), and nine additional species reported from New Hampshire and Maine.  This total was based upon 262

2024 Annual Report

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 283 species for 2024, with 274 species in Massachusetts (four more than 2023), and nine additional species reported from New Hampshire and Maine.  This total was based upon 262

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