Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 15, 2019 5:00 PM – 7:15 PM
Comments:    There was quite a lot of activity compared with previous years for this walk. 58 degrees at the start, dropping quick by the end; slight breeze. We ran out of time to explore the Dell (cemetery gates close at 7:00).
34 species (+1 other taxa)
Mallard  1
Wild Turkey  3
Mourning Dove  2
Common Nighthawk  1    In the same oak tree in the dry dell.
Chimney Swift  11
gull sp.  1
Great Blue Heron  1    Halcyon Pond. We observed it catch and eat two of what appeared to be goldfish or small koi–very red.
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  1
Blue-headed Vireo  2
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  1
Black-capped Chickadee  3
Hermit Thrush  1
American Robin  X
Gray Catbird  5
Cedar Waxwing  7    Spectacle Pond
American Goldfinch  3
Chipping Sparrow  2
White-throated Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  4
Baltimore Oriole  5
Red-winged Blackbird  2
Common Grackle  9
Black-and-white Warbler  2
Common Yellowthroat  1
American Redstart  2
Northern Parula  2
Black-throated Blue Warbler  1
Pine Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  3
Black-throated Green Warbler  2
Wilson’s Warbler  1    Spectacle Pond
Northern Cardinal  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S56373356

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