1891.
Nov. 6
(No 4)
Concord, Massachusetts.
Concord, Acton & Carlisle. - / In some oak woods through
which the road passes a Partridge started ahead
of the horse and flew across the road. When
we came to the spot I saw two more within
a few yards of us walking slowly over the ground.
[margin]Woodcock shooting[/margin]
One of them flew when I stopped the horse but
the other, a fine cock bird, continued stalking
proudly along with tail erect and wide spread
and disturbed ruffs twitching convulsively. In
short he behaved exactly as the Maine Partridges
are in the habit of doing showing no fear of us
and appearing as if half inclined to resent our 
intrusion on his native haunts./ I was strongly
tempted to shoot him but did not dare to
fire as "Charley" (the horse) is very afraid of a 
gun.
[margin]A tame & perhaps defiant Ruffed Grouse.[/margin]
[margin]Copy [?] marks[/margin]
  Among some low oak scrub on the ledgey hillside
near the "haunted house" Don pointed a Woodcock,
the sixth seen to-day. It rose in a perfectly
open place but flew directly towards the setting
sun. As I raised my gun the sunlight
glancing along the barrels blinded me for the
moment and I made a clean miss. I afterwards
started the bird twice but each time it rose
out of gun shot.
  There was a second heavy flight of Robins
to-day. I must have seen nearly fifty in
all. Tree Sparrows were very numerous. I saw
perhaps a dozen Juncos, nearly as many Fox
Sparrows, a single Grass Finch & a few 
Jays. One flock of Crows (about 40) flying south.
[margin]Heavy flight of Robins[/margin]