Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 25, 2017 6:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC -Mt Auburn Cemetery- Leader: Bob Petersen- Light Rain, 5kt North Wind, 55-60 degrees
30 species
Mallard 6
Wild Turkey 2
Mourning Dove 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 1
American Kestrel 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
Warbling Vireo 3
Red-eyed Vireo 6
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 1
Common Raven 1
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
American Robin 20
Gray Catbird 3
Cedar Waxwing 3
Tennessee Warbler 2
Northern Parula 3
Magnolia Warbler 1
Bay-breasted Warbler 10 There were many singing throughout the cemetery and we got a very clear look at one
Yellow Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow 4
Northern Cardinal 1
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Common Grackle 10
Baltimore Oriole 8
House Sparrow 4
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37691964
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