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Nature In the Wildwood Cemetery

The list below is a sample of birds seen in Wildwood on an average spring or summer day. This list was compiled by a graduate student from Umass during a one-day visit; however, bird watchers frequent the cemetery because it is a popular spot for migratory birds.

Check out this Audubon article about birding in cemeteries:
https://www.audubon.org/news/the-ins-and-outs-birding-dead

BIRD LIST
  • Northern Flicker 
  • Blue Jay
  • Northern Cardinal
  • Dark-eyed Junco
  • American Robin
  • American Crow
  • White-breasted Nuthatch
  • Black-capped Chickadee
  • Mourning Dove
  • American Goldfinch
  • Downy Woodpecker
  • Hairy Woodpecker
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker
  • Cedar Waxwing
  • Eastern Bluebird
  • Northern Mockingbird
  • Purple Finch
  • Song Sparrow

The following list includes rare birds that have been spotted
in Wildwood on occasion:
  • Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
  • Purple Martin
  • Fish Crow
  • Golden-Winged Warbler
  • Cerulean Warbler
  • Hooded Warbler
  • Kentucky Warbler




TREE LIST:
  • Sugar and Schwedler Maple
  • Shagbark and Smooth Bark Hickory
  • White, Grey and Black Birch
  • Beech
  • Pine
  • Hemlock
  • Tulip
  • Tamarak
  • Cork
  • White, Pin and Red Oak
  • Apple
  • Japanese Maple
  • Butternut
  • Sweet Gum
  • Ash
  • American Sycamore
  • Sassafras

Mammals and Reptiles
  • Fox
  • Squirrels
  • Racoons
  • Skunks
  • Bobcat
  • Deer
  • Rabbits
  • Turtles
  • Fish
  • Woodchuck
  • Mice
  • Bears
  • Chipmunks
  • Coyote
  • Snakes
The following photos were taken by a camera set up on the edge of the cemetery grounds near Amherst Town conservation land by Todd K. Fuller, Professor in the Department of Environmental Conservation at the University of Massachusetts.  Can you identify the different animals they caught in the act of resting, hunting for food, grooming, babysitting, flying, jumping and going about their business day and night?  If you click on the first photo, the series turns into a slide show.  Thank you Prof. Fuller for sharing the photos.

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  • Home
  • History
  • Directions
  • Purchasing A Burial Space
  • Arranging a Burial
  • Contact and Making a Gift
  • Capital Campaign for the Wildwood Maintenance Center
  • Planting at Wildwood Cemetery
  • Pollinator Garden Fund
  • Tree Preservation Tribute
  • Tour Ideas at Wildwood
  • Poetry Inspired by Wildwood
  • Cemetery Association Information
  • Green Burials
  • Funeral Home Information
  • Friends of Wildwood Cemetery, Inc.