Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 10, 2017 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
33 species (+1 other taxa)
Mallard 2
Wild Turkey 4
gull sp. 2
Mourning Dove 7
Great Horned Owl 1
Chimney Swift 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 4
Eastern Phoebe 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
Warbling Vireo 4 A life bird for a couple from Chicago
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 3
Common Raven 1 In the dell, flying and croaking. A woman we met at the start of the trip said she saw a raven attack a nest near Willow Pond, taking 3 nestlings, one of which landed on the ground. We didn’t have time to look for the nestling.
Black-capped Chickadee 7
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
American Robin X
Gray Catbird 2
European Starling 8
Black-and-white Warbler 2 Migrants in general were in short supply.
Common Yellowthroat 1
Yellow Warbler 2
Pine Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 4
Northern Cardinal 5
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Baltimore Oriole 11 We watched two females literally fighting, claw to claw, whether over a nest site or a male we’ll never know. On the “downhill” side of Indian Ridge.
American Goldfinch 5
House Sparrow 4
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S36916199
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