Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 19, 2017 6:00 AM – 8:40 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC – Mt Auburn Cemetery – Leader: David Scott – 65-70F. Another wave of birds in since the previous morning, many thrushes.
43 species
Mallard 2
Wild Turkey 3
Herring Gull 3
Mourning Dove 2
Great Horned Owl 1 Sitting out low over the pond.
Chimney Swift 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 3 Courtship display!
Eastern Phoebe 3
Eastern Kingbird 2
Warbling Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 1 Heard only
Blue Jay 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Veery 1
Gray-cheeked Thrush 1 Spectacle Pond. Pale brown thrush, picked it up in the open, where it gave the impression of a Swainson’s Thrush but not buffy on the face. Flew into yews, where it was seen by several of the group. Clear view of gray face, others reported seeing spots.
Swainson’s Thrush 5
American Robin 20
Gray Catbird 6
European Starling 3
Cedar Waxwing 10
Ovenbird 2
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Tennessee Warbler 1 Heard only
Mourning Warbler 1
American Redstart 8
Northern Parula 1
Magnolia Warbler 6
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Pine Warbler 1 Heard only
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 3
Canada Warbler 1 Seen by leader in the Dell before the trip
Chipping Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Common Grackle 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Orchard Oriole 1
Baltimore Oriole 4
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