Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 17, 2016 6:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC – Mt. Auburn Cemetery – Leader: David Hursh
70 species
Canada Goose 2
Mallard 4
Common Loon 4 Observed on Brookline Bird Club trip by leader and participants
Green Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 4
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Herring Gull 2
Mourning Dove 2
Black-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 20
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 3
Peregrine Falcon 1
Least Flycatcher 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
Eastern Kingbird 10
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Warbling Vireo 8
Blue Jay 4
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
House Wren 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Gray-cheeked Thrush 1 Observed on Brookline Bird Club trip by leader and participants
Swainson’s Thrush 1
American Robin 50
Gray Catbird 25
European Starling 20
Cedar Waxwing 25
Ovenbird 4
Northern Waterthrush 4
Black-and-white Warbler 15
Tennessee Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 6
American Redstart 20
Cape May Warbler 4 Observed on Brookline Bird Club trip by leader and participants
Northern Parula 16
Magnolia Warbler 12 Observed on Brookline Bird Club trip by leader and participants
Bay-breasted Warbler 3 Observed on Brookline Bird Club trip by leader and participants
Blackburnian Warbler 8
Yellow Warbler 7
Chestnut-sided Warbler 8
Blackpoll Warbler 6
Black-throated Blue Warbler 12 Observed on Brookline Bird Club trip by leader and participants
Pine Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 26
Black-throated Green Warbler 4
Canada Warbler 1
Wilson’s Warbler 7 Observed on Brookline Bird Club trip by leader and participants
Chipping Sparrow 12
White-throated Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 1
Eastern Towhee 2
Northern Cardinal 4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3
Indigo Bunting 1
Bobolink 2
Red-winged Blackbird 25
Common Grackle 25
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Orchard Oriole 4
Baltimore Oriole 14
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 4
House Sparrow 25
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The BBC is pleased to announce that we will again offer two Bill Drummond Young Birder’s Scholarships to nurture interest in bird study and conservation among young birders. The 2025 scholarships will cover the full [...]
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