All Faiths Cemetery: Worcester, MA (5/5)

On Saturday morning my Dad and I spent some time birding at All Faiths Cemetery. We started at the main entrance where there was actually a good deal of activity. I saw a few Black and White Warblers picking thru the tree bark for insects. All around them were Yellow-rumped Warblers. I wish that I had counted them from the beginning but I would guess that there were at least 50 in the small cemetery. A bit further up we found one or two Palm Warblers but unfortunately that was it for the warblers.

We did have a few other welcome migrants though. I found one Green Heron in a tree across the river from the cemetery and we saw one Killdeer looking for a place to nest. We even found a pair of Warbling Vireos in the trees closest to the landfill.

But the strangest sight of the day was a Canada Goose flying low to the water with a Mute Swan literally biting its tail in flight. It was like a slow motion dogfight.

Birds: Black and White Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Palm Warbler, Green Heron, American Robin, Chipping Sparrow, Mallard, Common Grackle, European Starling, Blue Jay, American Goldfinch, Northern Flicker, Northern Cardinal, Downy Woodpecker, Black-capped Chickadee, Mute Swan, Red-winged Blackbird, Canada Goose, Eastern Kingbird, Killdeer, Tufted Titmouse, Warbling Vireo, Song Sparrow, Northern Mockingbird