Concord, Massachusetts.
1891.
Oct. 19
(No 2)
Carlisle & Acton. - it. We next flushed it from
a belt of bushes along a wall. It came out
directly past me over an open field and I
missed a perfectly fair shot, I know not how.
The bird disappeared over the run flying very high
and fast. After a long search Don finally found
and pointed it nearly a quarter of a mile away
from the place where it  rose the third time.
I had really no chance worth trying but I
fired through dense foliage & missed.
[margin]Woodcock shooting[/margin]

  We saw nothing more until we reached the 
Parker Lot where Don found an pointed a
large Cock in a belt of oak scrub near a wall.
It gave me a fair short & I killed it.
We then went to the run east of the Parker Lot.
Here we started four Woodcock. Melvin's dog
pointed two and he missed a hard shot at
each. Don ran in over one which came out
into a path and fell to my gun. I also
fired long snap shots at two others. We saw
in all 8 Woodcock and three Partridges. I
bagged 3 Woodcock, Melvin nothing.
  The leaves are nearly as dense on the trees
as in August although the foliage is brilliantly
colored and about ready to fall. I saw few
small birds for the season - perhaps 30 Robins
4 or 5 Jays, 4 Hermit Thrushes, a Ruby-crowned
Knight and a number of song & Chipping Sparrows.
[margin]Small birds[/margin]
Two Red-tail Hawks were seen soaring over the
woods and an adult [male] Marsh Hawk beating a
meadow. Crickets chirping fully in the fields.
[margin]hawks[/margin]