1893 May 21 
Concord, Mass.

Cloudless and warm (over 80?) with the wind blowing a                   
gale all day from the W.
[margin]Night at Balls' Hill[/margin]

To Balls' Hill  at 10 a.m. crossing the meadows under
reefed sail from Hunts' Carry to the cabin in just 10 minutes
a distance of over a mile!
 

Faxon came by train from Arlington, at 10.30, and
spent the day and night with me. In the afternoon
we walked to Davis swamp and afterwards to Davis Hill.
The wind blew a gale and despite the heat and
cloudless sky the woods were practically silent only
an occasional Black throated Green Warbler or Oven Bird
having the least to sing.  We saw very few small
birds. Two Water Thrushes near the cabin and a
Canadian Warbler singing in Davis swamp and the
only ones of much [?].

After tea and just as the sun was setting we                                           
walked to Bensins' and beyond. the wind had
fallen to a pleasant brease and the evening was
soft and delightful but almost total silence  reigned
over the woods and fields. We saw a fair number
of birds and heard others chirping but there was
practically no singing. A [?] ,  Nashville Warbler,
a Field Sparrow (one only) two Wilsons' Thrushes &
Robin or two about about confirmed the list singers.
A night Hawk appeared in the fields beyond Bensins' at                          
7.15 and after circling about a few times went off over
the fields to the westwards. At 7.30 a Whippoorwill
began singing in Mrs Barretts' woods. He sang at intervals
for ten minutes or more giving more than a dozen
notes at a time.
[margin]Walk at evening to Bensins'  & beyond[/margin]

[margin]First Night  Hawk,  Whippoorwill[/margin]