1893
May 24
Concord to Cambridge, Mass.
  Cloudless with strong N. W. wind. Much cooler, indeed
chilly in the early morning.
  Starting from Concord at 10 A.M. I drove to Cambridge 
by way of Sandy Pond and the Lyman place. Birds
were singing freely through the entire forenoon despite
the blustering N. W. wind; I noted nothing of much
interest, however. The only migrants were two Black-polls,
both males, singing, one in Concord, the other in Cambridge.
  The remarkable abundance of Orioles continues to be one
of the most interesting features of this season. I saw
or heard them everywhere along the road where there were
elms or orchards and sometimes in the woods. They were
nearly if not quite as numerous as Robins. As there
are now many nests at least half completed it is
probably that the birds now here are settled for the season.
[margin]Remarkable
abundance
of Orioles[/margin]
  I saw a male Indigo Bird in Concord and a pair among
some bushes by the roadside in Waltham.
[margin]Indigo Birds[/margin]
  A House Wren, the first I have noted this season, was
singing in an orchard near the Trickey place in Waltham
- an old-time locality for this species. Faxon tells me
that he heard six males singing during a short walk,
the other morning, in Arlington & Belmont.
[margin]House Wrens[/margin]
  A Robin, Cat Bird, Yellow Warbler, Redstart, Oriole, Chippy
Least Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Yellow throated
Vireo and Yellow-billed Cuckoo were singing on the old place
at Cambridge this afternoon &[and] I saw a Purple Finch there. The
Rose breasted Grosbeaks appear to be absent this year.
[margin]Birds in
my garden
at Cambridge[/margin]