1893
April 1
(No 3)
Concord, Mass.
  On our way back to the cabin across the fields
we saw a Carolina Dove flying, a large flock of
Tree Sparrows in a swamp and a Fox Sparrow
among some pines.
  Near Bensen's a dozen or more Juncos were
flitting about in an orchard twittering & singing.
[margin]Juncos[/margin]
  In the swamp behind Davis's Hill a Pickering's
Hylas piped a few times doubtfully.
[margin]First
Hylas[/margin]
  Butterflies (V. antiopa) were out in force this
afternoon. We saw three together in one place
and a dozen ore more in all. A few flies and
a spider or two were also crawling about in
sunny places.
[margin]Butterflies[/margin]
  The willow pussies were very conspicuous in
swampy places and along the river banks.
  Hoffmann came up on the five o'clock train
having appointed to pass Sunday with me. I 
met him with the boat and ferried him across
but instead of landing at the cabin we kept 
on down river past Davis's Hill returning just
as it was getting dark. The evening was
cloudy and very windy and, despite the fact
that it was warm enough for May, no birds
were singing except a Dove which cooed a few
times in the bid red maple on Holden's meadow
and then flew down & alighted on a stone wall.
[margin]Dove 
cooing[/margin]