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

And the Winner Is…

And the Winner Is... Congratulations to Kate McHugh, who has won the Migration Madness Membership Drive! Kate will receive their choice of a pair of binoculars or two tickets for one of our summer water

And the Winner Is…

And the Winner Is... Congratulations to Kate McHugh, who has won the Migration Madness Membership Drive! Kate will receive their choice of a pair of binoculars or two tickets for one of our summer water

And the Winner Is…

And the Winner Is... Congratulations to Kate McHugh, who has won the Migration Madness Membership Drive! Kate will receive their choice of a pair of binoculars or two tickets for one of our summer water

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    Meet at 6:00 am at the main parking area of Wompatuck State Park, Hingham. A medium-paced trip to key places on the South Shore to try to observe 100 species of migrants and residents while having fun. Note: This trip will likely go to The Trustees of Reservation Property at World’s End. Contact leader for

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    Cosponsored by Waltham Land Trust, BBC & Menotomy Bird Club and led by Emily Szczypek, member of all three organizations.  Migration is taking place so we could see Baltimore Orioles, Warbling Vireos, Warblers, Tree and or Rough-winged Swallows, and Osprey, as well as our resident Great Blue Herons, Red-tailed Hawks, and various song birds. Bring binoculars.

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