1893
April 2
(No 5)
Concord, Mass.
  Carolina Doves were cooing at intervals during the 
entire day despite the raw and blustering wind. I
heard one at 11 A.M. where even the Song Sparrows were
silent. There were two answering each other on the Bedford
shore soon after sunrise. Thus far I have seen no
pairs. We started a single bird this afternoon among the
pines on Bensen's Hill. The voice of this Dove when
heard at a distance is strikingly bell-like. Hoffmann
remarked this fact when one was cooing this morning
on the opposite side of the river.
[margin]Carolina
Doves[/margin]
  Most of the Black Ducks appear to have left. We saw
only three, a single bird and two together. The latter
came in over Great Meadows and alighted in the
open water. Just before descending they sailed in a large
circle on set wings.
[margin]Black Ducks[/margin]
  Only three Gooseanders were seen all day. They flew
up and down the river passing us several times but
not alighting within the range of our sight. Two were
gray birds, the third a fine drake which sometimes
led, sometimes followed his companions. The wing beats
of the Gooseander are invariably rapid and steady and
the flight although heavy is very swift giving the 
impression of great momentum. The bird cannot
sheer quickly when under full headway and is probably
incapable of the sudden upward springs or circling
evolutions which the broader-winged, slower-flapping
Black Duck & Mallard perform so readily.
[margin]Gooseanders[/margin]