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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SUPPORT ENDANGERED SPECIES THIS TAX SEASON!
Support the Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program! The Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program is responsible for the conservation and protection of hundreds of species that are not hunted, fished, trapped, or commercially
2018 BBC SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS!
The BBC is pleased and proud to announce that our two annual Young Birder Scholarships have been awarded to Sam Mroz of Georgetown and Isabel Rasmussen of Peabody. These scholarships, instituted to nurture interest
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Brookline Bird Club Book Fund Wondering how to help support new birders? The BBC Book Fund was established to donate books and other educational materials to promote bird and nature education for K-12 students throughout
TIME TO RENEW YOUR BBC MEMBERSHIP!
If you haven't done so yet, now is the time renew your BBC membership. If you are presently a member and want to renew your membership, login first, and then you can either renew online using
SNOWY OWLS!
Could we be in for another Snowy Owl irruption? There have been numerous sightings of Snowy Owls throughout the Northeast including many in Massachusetts. The BBC Conservation/Education committee has made a donation to MA Audubon's Snowy
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We are sad to learn of the passing of Brookline Bird Club member Dennis Oliver on April 7. Dennis played a big part in the club, serving on the board from 1984 to 2006. The
SUPPORT ENDANGERED SPECIES THIS TAX SEASON!
Support the Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program! The Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program is responsible for the conservation and protection of hundreds of species that are not hunted, fished, trapped, or commercially
2018 BBC SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS!
The BBC is pleased and proud to announce that our two annual Young Birder Scholarships have been awarded to Sam Mroz of Georgetown and Isabel Rasmussen of Peabody. These scholarships, instituted to nurture interest
WONDERING HOW TO SUPPORT NEW BIRDERS?–BBC BOOK FUND
Brookline Bird Club Book Fund Wondering how to help support new birders? The BBC Book Fund was established to donate books and other educational materials to promote bird and nature education for K-12 students throughout
TIME TO RENEW YOUR BBC MEMBERSHIP!
If you haven't done so yet, now is the time renew your BBC membership. If you are presently a member and want to renew your membership, login first, and then you can either renew online using
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