Canoe trip on Sudbury River
1891 
April 26
(no. 2)
Mass. 
Maryland to Concord. - we crossed the Sudbury
Meadow nearly to Sherman's Bridge without
a stroke of the paddle, starting five Black
Ducks on the way but seeing practically no
Swallows. For the remainder of the distance
to Fairhaven Bay we had to paddle save
for one short stretch of sailing. We passed
one small flock of Swallows among which
were eight Martins skimming over the
tops of a thicket of bear oaks on a sheltered
hillside. The blossoms of these oaks, by the
way, are on the point of opening and
doubtless are already in condition to attract
many insects on which the Swallows feed.
Three Swallows in small companies were seen
at intervals high in air or over woods and
fields but there were none to-day over the water.
  Whenever we passed within ear-short of wooded
hills we heard Yellow-rumps singing and
twice a Solitary vireo. Swamp Sparrows were
exceedingly numerous and in full song in
the half submerged thickets along the river
but very few Song Sparrows were singing either
yesterday or to-day although many were seen.
  On reaching Fairhaven we landed and lunched
on Lee's Cliff. A Phoebee's nest just finished
and covered on the outside with green moss
was discovered in a crevice of the cliff, the
birds near it. A Pine & a Black-throated Green
Warbler singing in the pines, a Yellow red-poll