1891
May 23
Canoe trip on Concord River.
Mass. 
Concord to Wayland. The sun rose this morning in
a cloudless sky and the day that followed was 
one of the most brilliant and perfect possible. 
The wind was from the North most of the forenoon 
but it was only just cool enough to be refreshing 
and at no time too strong for our whole sails. 
Late in the afternoon it changed to E. and then 
to S. blowing strongly but steadily well into the 
night.
  We slept soundly and did not rise until the 
sun was well above the horizon. I was awake at 
[margin]Birds singing at daybreak[/margin]
daybreak, however, and as on April, where I 
camped with Bolles in this same place, a Thrasher 
was the first bird to sing, followed soon after by 
Swamp, Song and Field Sparrows. I heard other 
common birds but neglected to note them and soon 
fell asleep again. 
  Within sight or hearing of our camping place I saw 
[margin]Birds seen & heard near camp[/margin]
or heard in the course of the first two hours after 
we arose the following 44 species: Harporhynchus 
rufus, Merula migratorius, Mimus carolinensis, [?] 
{?] ruficapilla, Campoothylypis Americana, Dendroica 
pennsylvanica, D. virens, D. aestiva, D. striata, D. [?],
Mniotilta varia, Seiurus auricapillus, Sylavania canadensis, 
Geothylpis trichas, [?] cedrorum, Piranga erythromalus,
Vireo olivaceus, V. solitaries, Progne [?], [?] riparia
turdus fuscans, Sialia sialia (call note only), Carpodacus 
purpurescens, Melopsiza fasciata, M. palustris, Spizella 
socialis, S. pusilla, Pipilo erythrothalamus, Habia hudsonic - 
iana, Parus atricapillus, Agelaeus phoenicanus, Dolichonyx
orizivorous, Molothrus ater, Ceryla alcyon, Trochilus columbus,