1886
Concord, Mass.
List of Birds that bred in the grounds about the Old Manse in 1886.
1. Merula migratoria - Three pairs, five nests found
2. Mimus carolinensis - One pair, two nests. n
3. Sitta carolinensis - A pair seen Apriil 27
4. Dendroica aestiva - Two pairs
5. " pinus - A [male] sining in pines on avenue to minute-man
6. Vireo gilous - Two pairs.
7. Melospisa meloda - One pair
8. Spisella socialis - Two pairs, two nests found.
9. Sialia sialis - One pair, one nest found.
10. Carpodacus purpureus - One pair, one nest found.
11. Tyrannus carolinensis - One pair. 
12. Empidonax minimus - " ", one nest found
13. Sayornis fuscus - One pair, one nest (in boat house).
14. Icterus baltimore - Two pairs, " " found.
15. Agelaeus phoeniceus - Many pairs breeding one meadow.
16. Picus pubescens - One pair, nest in dead elm, river bank.
17. Colapter auratus - "  "  "  "  "  ash on avenue hole in apple tree.
18. Tachycineta bicolor - Two pairs, one nesting in bird house the other in Flicker's a brood of young.
19. Passer domesticus - A frequent visitor which I always shot. One pair reared.
20. Coutopus virens - One pair, nest not found.
21. Chaetura Pelasqica - Two pairs nesting in chimney
22. Setophaga ruticilla - A [male] singing by river; no [female] on nest seen.
23. Hyd[?] ludoviciana. - One pair their nest probably on the Hollands place.
24. Vireo flavifrons - One pair their nest not found.
25. " olivaceus "  "  "  "  "  "
26. Chrysomitris tristis. "  "  "  "  "  " 
27. Geothlypis trichas - A [male] singing by the river; no [female] or nest detected.