1893
April 2
(No 3)
Concord, Mass
  Two Robins were singing freely near Ball's Hill this
morning a little before sunrise, one to the westward the
other on the Bedford shore. Just before sunset another
paid me a visit at the cabin hopping fearlessly about
on the path within ten yards of the door picking up
and eating several small worms. I am very sure that
this was the bird that nested in the oak near the
cabin last summer. No other Robins besides these there
were seen to-day.
[margin]Robins[/margin]
  There were at least five White-bellied Swallows on the
river to-day, three in our lot, two in another. We
saw them several times flying about over the water.
They seemed to follow the river from Davis's Hill to
Carlisle Bridge & to return over the fields. When did
they arrive? I saw only one yesterday.
[margin]White bellied 
Swallows[/margin]
  Song Sparrows were generally distributed but it is
evident that not nearly all of our summer birds had
yet arrived.
[margin]Song Sparrows[/margin]
  We found three Grass Finches in Lawrence's field
running about among some weeds. When approached they
would skulk off running very rapidly, following the
furrows and depressions and keeping behind clods &
bunches of grass. If followed they quickly became tired
and hopping crouched and remained perfectly still
until finding this ruse of no avail they would fly
to the nearest tree for refuge. Their generally gray
coloring and striped backs gave them a close
resemblance to Ipswich Sparrows.
[margin]Grass Finches[/margin]