1893
April 19
Cambridge to Concord.
  Clear with blustering W. wind.
  After spending nearly a week at Cambridge I
drove to Concord this afternoon starting at 3.30 and
reaching the Buttricks' a little before six. There was 
a high cold wind and I saw few birds. I chose
my favorite roads - past the Lyman place, through
the Sweetenborgian village & past Sandy Pond.
  Son after entering the woods at the estern base
of a large hill on the boundary between Waltham &
Lincoln I saw a [female] Broad-winged Hawk. It flew
from an oak by the roadside and passing through
a thin growth of leafless trees alighted again within
about 40 yards of the road in the woods on the
hillside. I had a good view of it both flying &
perched and made out its coloring &[and] markings
distinctly. I have seen a  Broad-wing in or near these
woods on two previous occasions in spring or early
summer & believe that a pair breed here regularly.
[margin]Broad-wing
Hawk[/margin]
  I saw two Flickers & heard a third during this
drive, a small number for the region & season.
[margin]Colaptes[/margin]
  After tea I walked to Mr. Dutton's. A Robin
singing near the Derby's & a Grass Finch in Sunset
Pasture were the only birds (literally) heard.