1891
May 19
(no 2)
A day on the Revere Marshes with W. Faxon.
Mass. 
Revere Beach. - main creek and its connecting
ditches, the ground being in every way similar
to that where we found sub-vigatus on the larger
marshes. We each shot a specimen to make
sure of the identification. Two birds were heard
singing.
  The oaks etc. on Oak Island were in half leaf 
and we hoped to find a larger number of
migrants assembled in this little oasis but
literally the only birds seen or heard - besides
the numerous House Sparrows which infest the
place at all seasons were three Yellow Warblers,
a Red Start, a Bluebird, a Robin or two, and
a [deleted]Song[/deleted] Sparrow. Red-wings & Meadow Larks could
also be heard in the distance.
[margin]House Sparrows Birds at Oak Isl.[/margin]
  The most interesting experience of the day dame
when we supposed that our day was practically
over. After eating lunch on the side of the
Eastern R.R. embankment and bagging our two
Sharp-tails we started to walk to Crescent Beach
station to take the train for Boston. On the
way we happened to stroll out into the hillocky
field where I took the Prairie Hound Larks a
few years ago. Near the line where the pasture
borders on the marsh Faxon happened to spy
two Titlarks feeding on the turf.  He approached 
them and shot at one but missed. The report
of his gun started a perfect swarm of these
birds from the ground a little further on and
as they strung out past us I counted forty.
[margin]Tit-larks[/margin]
They alighted on the edge of the marsh and