Canoe trip on Sudbury River
1891
April 27
(no 2)
Mass. 
Concord. - the wood path which leads back into the
farming country. At least two Partridges rose 
from under some young pines and we saw where
they had been burrowing & dusting in a bare space
of dry sand in the path. On reaching the first
field we started five Juncos. There were at least
two White-throated Sparrows with them. One, a
particularly high-colored bird with rich yellow
loral stripe, allowed us to get within two or 
three yards of him acting as if tired and sleepy,
closing his eyes at intervals. Probably he dropped
in early this morning after a long migratory
flight.
  For the first time in five years I went through
the ping woods without seeing anything of the
Cooper's Hawks. I fear that something has
happened to them.
  We met a farmer, the owner of about 200 acres
of this region, as we were passing through a
wood path. He told us that it was a great 
country for Owls and that he had killed 
at least five different kinds while fox hunting.
Foxes are numerous. He baited one last winter 
and shot him from under cover of a shed
one moonlight night.
  We visited the Apple tree where Faxon and I
found a Screech Owl a week or two ago. The 
hold was empty this morning but Bolles
climbed to another higher up which proved
to contain one bird. We could not get at
him except by tearing the branch to pieces