1878 Concord
Oct. [October] 15. (Tuesday) Clear and
very warm with rather strong
south wind. Started off alone
in the buggy at about 9 A. M.
Drove down to the crossroads
east of Halls where I found
a large number of small
birds collected along the fishing
strip that bordered the road.
They were mostly Sparrows
and among them I identified
S. [Spizella] socialis (nearly two hundred); 
S. [Spizella] pusilla, a few; Zon. [Zonotrichia] albicollis;
Junco hyemalis, numbers;
Heard the first Regulus satrapa.
I shot a few sparrows with my
cane gun. Did not beat 
for game birds at all, altho'
I had "Druid" with me.
 In the afternoon drove up to
Deacon Furrars with C. [Carry.]
  In the morning Dan. called.
Crickets (ground) still chirping.
1878 Concord
A Trip up river. - Hirundo bicolor
Oct. [October] 16. (Wednesday). Cloudy up
to about 10 A. M. when the sky cleared
and the remainder of the day was
simply lovely. Started up river
with Dan. at about 8.30. Saw noth-
ing of any consequence until
we reached Fairhaven bay where
we tried to paddle up to a Greebe [sic] [Grebe]
(P. [Podilymbus] podiceps), and started four
Black Ducks which rose out of
range. Dan went in to the Duck
pond & started three Grouse on
the way in. We took lunch a 
little above the next bridge.
A Marsh Hawk flew within 20
yds. [yards] of us as we lay under an oak
on the river bank. After lunch kept
on up river for several miles farther on.
An immense migration of Hirundo
bicolor was passing southward. I
shot five specimens. Sailed all
the way home. I shot a Coot
(Fulica) just above the bay. It swam