Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 6, 2016 6:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC – Mt. Auburn Cemetery – Leader Larry O’Bryan
38 species
Mallard 3
Wild Turkey 2
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Mourning Dove 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Phoebe 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Blue-headed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 6
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5
American Robin 10
Gray Catbird 2
European Starling 1
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Nashville Warbler 1
Northern Parula 2
Palm Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 18
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Chipping Sparrow 6
White-throated Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 5
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Common Grackle 12
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Baltimore Oriole 2
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 4
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/
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