1893
April 8
(No 3)
Concord, Mass.
harmonious perfectly with the rich voice of the Fox Sparrow
and these two species invariably led the chorus
the Song Sparrows and Juncos following, the simple
trill of the Juncos forming a monotone like a lower
part! Twenty or thirty birds would often be singing 
at one time. Gradually one after another would cease
until all were silent then after a brief interval another
wild burst of melody would begin. The Fox Sparrows
sang fearlessly this morning in the tops of alders and
apple trees.
[margin]Fox Sparrows[/margin]
  At the cabin they sang & fed during the thunder
showers when the rain was falling fast. Their backs
became quickly covered with bead or rather pearl-like
drops which rolled off without wetting their plumage
perceptably. Indeed it was perfectly evident that
they kept practically dry although exposed to the
full force of the  showers.
  The migration of Song Sparrows probably reached
its height today! The country was simply alive
with them. They were much more generally distributed
than the Fox Sparrows with which they seemed
to associate, however, when chance threw the two
species together. The Song Sparrows sang freely but
not as regularly & persistently as they do in
their breeding season.
[margin]Song Sparrows[/margin]
  Juncos, also, were very numerous and generally
distributed. They sang a good deal using the simple
summer trill & not once uttering the warbling
medley that one hears so often in early March.
[margin]Juncos[/margin]