Newtown Historical Society hosted two Rob Jett-led bird walks this year, and both times rare birds managed to show up. In the spring, a Red-headed Woodpecker was seen, and on October 18, the group spotted a Western Kingbird. As you can see from the range map, this bird was a lot further east than it should have been. It was seen hawking for insects from headstones just up the hill from the entrance. After reports of this bird were made via apps and the internet, birders flocked to the cemetery to see the cooperative bird. The full bird list is below.

Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery
Oct 18, 2025
38 species

American Black Duck flyovers • Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
Mourning Dove • Ring-billed Gull • American Herring Gull
Cooper’s Hawk • Red-tailed Hawk • Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-bellied Woodpecker • Downy Woodpecker • Northern Flicker
American Kestrel • Merlin • Eastern Phoebe • Western Kingbird
Blue-headed Vireo • Blue Jay • Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet • White-breasted Nuthatch • Brown Creeper
European Starling • Northern Mockingbird • Hermit Thrush
American Robin • House Sparrow • Purple Finch • Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow • Dark-eyed Junco • White-throated Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow • Song Sparrow • Eastern Towhee
Brown-headed Cowbird • Palm Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler • Northern Cardinal