Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 11, 2016 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC – Mt. Auburn Cemetery – Leader: Sylvia Martin – We were limited to two hours because the cemetery gates close at 7 p.m. Activity picked up a bit as the afternoon drew on. A very pleasant walk. Not as many migrants about as in morning.
35 species
Mallard 4
Wild Turkey 5
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Ring-billed Gull 2
Mourning Dove 4
Chimney Swift 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Hairy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 1 Seen and heard well by many in the oval near the dell.
Warbling Vireo 2
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 5
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
American Robin X
Gray Catbird 5 There was one apparent family group in a big bush next to Spectacle Pond. What appeared to be a fledgling kept following an adult around and showing begging behavior. At least two young observed.
Black-and-white Warbler 3
Northern Parula 3
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 Indian Ridge, male
Palm Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 6
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 7
Red-winged Blackbird 7
Common Grackle 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Baltimore Oriole 6
House Sparrow 5
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