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

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