191
May 31
(No. 5)
Mass.
North Truro. - No Swamp Sparrows or Marsh Wrens
were noted and we afterwards satisfied ourselves
that neither species is found in this marsh
at this season.
  When we reached the house an Olive backed
Thrush was in full song in the apple trees
and the Nonpareil in company with three
Goldfinches was feeding in the dandelion bed.
After supper we took a turn around the
bushy swamp. Besides the Red-wings and
Crow Blackbirds it contained several Song
Sparrows and a Maryland Yellow-throat besides
a Black-poll Warbler. A second Olive-back
was also singing in a plantation of young
poplars on the hillside beyond. Toads
(Bufo fowleri) and Hylas made a ringing
chorus as night closed in.
  It seems that the Yellow-crowned Night Heron
lately recorded (in May O. & O.) was shot by
our host, Mr. Warren W. Small. He showed
us the exact spot, the edge of a pool on
the margin of the swamp within a few rods
of the garden gate. The bird was standing
on the ground and was very tame.