Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 19, 2016 6:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC – Mt. Auburn Cemetery – Leader: David Scott
26 species
Mallard 3
Hooded Merganser 2
Wild Turkey 8
Great Blue Heron 1
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Ring-billed Gull 1
Mourning Dove 3
Great Horned Owl 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 6
Blue Jay 5
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Hermit Thrush 2
American Robin 30
Pine Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 1
White-throated Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 1
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Common Grackle 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
American Goldfinch 3
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/
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