1893
May 10
(No 2)
Concord, Mass.
  It was nearly half-an-hour before I felt satisfied
that I had made a full census. This is the list:
Dendroica virens [male] &[and] [female], D[endroica] blackburniae [male], D[endroica] caerulescens [male],
Setophaga ruticilla [male] ad[ult] [female] im[mature], Helminthophila ruficapilla [male], Geothlypis trichas
[male], Mniotilta varia [male], Siurus*[Seiurus] aurocapillus 2 [male][male]. All of these sang
before I left the woods except the Nashville Warbler. I also heard
in the neighboring fields or orchards as I lay in the lane
a Thrasher, a Phoebee*[Phoebe], a Least Flycatcher, a Grass Finch, Song,
Chipping &[and] Field Sparrows, a Robin an Oriole and a Yellow-throated
Vireo, in all including the Grosbeak, 19 species.
[margin]Birds in
Derby's lane[/margin]

  The Blackburnian, a remarkably fine male, spent most of
the time in the big hemlock feeding near the ends of the
lower branches and singing freely by spells. Once he darted
out after &[and] caught a rather large moth which he laid on a
stout branch &[and] hammered a while with his bill finally swallowing
it whole with some effort. I afterwards found another
Blackburnian singing in Hutchin's woods.
[margin]Blackburnian
Warblers[/margin]

  In Derby's lane a large Gray Squirrel came very near me
and spent several minutes eating the terminal buds of a
small maple reaching out with one fore foot &[and] drawing
in the twigs as a Monkey might.
[margin]Gray Squirrel[/margin]

  Crossing the [Domsdale?] I kept up around the western
side of Pratt's nursery seeing &[and] hearing a number of
Nashville Warblers, Oven Birds &[and] Thrashers &[and] one Cat Bird.
The Oven Birds were singing freely and I heard the
flight song repeatedly. A Red shouldered Hawk was 
soaring over the [Corumon?] Lot screaming.