Canoe trip on Sudbury River.
1891
April 25
(no 5).
Mass. 
Wayland - and on the edge of a thicket saw a
Yellow Red poll Warbler in company with a Pine
Warbler and two Chickadees. A Bittern was
jumping in the brook meadow to the west and
an immense flock of Red-wings singing in
medley in some maples the undertone resembling
the honking of Geese being very conspicuous
at times.
  In the brook which [deleted]forms[/deleted] connects the pond
with the larger brook to the west we saw
a number of large fish swimming about in
pairs occasionally showing their backs and
making such a commotion in the water that
at first I took them for muskrats. Their 
backs looked broad, straight and smooth
and lacked any visable dorsal fins from
which I concluded that they were Suckers.
Oenemonies were in full bloom everywhere
to-day and a few columbines were out
on sunny ledges. The maples, birches, poplars
and willows show small leaves and the
birds of the oaks and hickories are swelled
to an enormous size and on the very point
of bursting. "Clowslips" spangle the brook meadows
and dandelions blossoms the turf of roadsides.
A cherry tree in my garden unfolded a dozen
or more blossoms on April 22 and on the
23rd had hundreds out. The spring as far as 
vegetation goes is the earliest I ever remember 
and the late April birds are also nearly a
week ahead of time.