Morning drive
1891
May 10
No 2
Mass.
Cambridge - Belmont - Waltham. - former I found a
flock of Warblers that reminded me of the
good old times. I did not stop to examine
them but the majority seemed to be Yellow-
rumps with a sprinkling of Parulas, two
Black-throated Blues, and a great many
Yellow Warblers. Two Bobolinks were flying
about over the meadow singing and Red wings
were in the usual numbers.
  Yellow-rumped Warblers and White-throated
Sparrows were scattered everywhere by the
roadside in small flocks, among shrubbery,
along stone walls, & in orchards. I saw three
Orioles and heard four or five Least Flycatchers
and two Phoebus, one of the latter near the [?]
mill pond in Waverley, the others in Waltham.
We passed directly beneath a Meadow Lark
which was sitting in a small elm singing.
It hopped uneasily and awkwardly from twig
to twig when I stopped the horse but even
then did not fly.
  I heard one Brown Thrasher singing
and saw a King Bird near Brown's.
Heard only one Redstart and no Chestnut-
sided Warblers As my horse was fresh and 
our progress rapid and accompanied by the
inevitable noisy rattle of wheels it is probable 
that we passed unseen many more birds
than we were able to recognize. Certainly the
roadside thickets seemed everywhere alive 
with them.