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