Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 4, 2017 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: BBC sit trip: 1 hour below tour, 1 hour above dell.
45 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 1
Wild Turkey 1
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Turkey Vulture 1
gull sp. 5
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2
Mourning Dove 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 heard only
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 4
Warbling Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 1 heard only
Blue Jay X
Common Raven 2
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
House Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
American Robin X
Gray Catbird 3
Cedar Waxwing 1
Black-and-white Warbler 11
Nashville Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 1
American Redstart 1
Northern Parula 16
Yellow Warbler 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 3
Palm Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 45
Black-throated Green Warbler 3
Chipping Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird X
Baltimore Oriole 6
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow 1
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S36545668
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