1891
May 23
(No 7)
Canoe trip on Concord River.
Mass.
Concord to Wayland. - Appeared flying high over
the woods and quawking soon after sunset.
  Before the sun had disappeared we landed on
a wooded promontory on the South shore of the
pond and made ready for the night.  S.
pitched his canoe tent on the ground which
he prepared for a bed by raking together a
great quantity of leaves but I carried my 
boat a little way into the woods and slept
in it as usual.
  As it was getting dark we had a 
delightful concert from several Wilson's Thrushes
which made the woods ring with their flute-like
notes. Curiously enough this is the first time
that I have heard this species sing this year.
The pumping of a Bittern also came faintly to 
our ears from West Brook meadow, while about
the shores of the pond a few Toads and Pickerel
Frogs trilled and croaked. Once I thought I
heard a Carolina Rail in the marsh near 
the outlet.
  After it had become fairly dark we built a
large fire of brush-wood, several piles of which
lay ready to our hands. We had eaten supper
and were lying on the ground enjoying the
warmth of the fire when the cracking of brush
attracted our attention and presently the
owner of the land appearing bearing a lantern.
He was crusty at first and ordered us to put
out the fire but before long became sufficiently
mollified to first inspect our canoes with evident