1893
April 10  
Concord, Mass.
  Early morning clear and perfectly calm. Clouds
began gathering at 9.a.m. and for the rest of the
day the sky was overcast and there was a strong
harsh S.E. wind.
Bolles called me at daybreak and dressing quietly
we went to the top of Boll's Hill. As we stepped
out of the cabin Robins, Redwings and Song sparrows
were singing along the river and every minute or two
several fox Sparrows joined in. From the top of the
hill we heard a fox Sparrow singing and a Dove
cooing. Two Downy woodpeckers  were drumming steadily.
Altogether there was very little singing for so fine
a morning.
  After a hurried breakfast I ferried Bolles across the
river and walked with him to W. Bedford stopping
when he took the 7.20 train. The orchards and
fields about the station were swarming with Sparrows
chiefly Juncos of which there are certainly more
than 100 with Fox Sparrows, Tree Sparrows & Song
Sparrows in smaller numbers. On my way back
to the boat I heard some fine medley singing
by all these especially by a number of 
birds collected in & about a large bush pile. I
also saw thirty or more Robins running over the
grass in a meadow & heard a Flicker shouting.
Two or three Marsh Hawks passed the cabin
yesterday, but I saw only one, a brown bird
to-day. The five Juncos & about a dozen fox Sparrows
were eating the hemp seed this morning.