1893  
May 27                                                                                                                  
Concord,  Mass.
  Cloudy and chilly with fine rain at times and a  brisk                                                         
S.E. breeze in P.M. A moderate thunder storm in the evening.
  To Balls' Hill by canoe at 9.a.m. Spent most of
the forenoon marking out new paths behind the Blakemore
ridge. In P.M. walked to Davis's Hill & over the swamp
ridge. Back to the Buttricks' in time for tea at six
sailing most of the way.
[margin]Ball's Hill[/margin]
  There were two Least Sandpipers on the mud bar                                                                  
above the Holt this morning and with them a Ring-necked
Plover, a bird which I do not remember to have ever
seen on Concord River before and which seldom occurs anywhere
inland (ie in New England) during the spring migration.
This individual (as well as its little companions) was
ridiculously tame. I ran the canoe to within ten yards or
less, shouted, spattered water nearly to it with the paddle
etc, but I could not make it fly. All three birds gone when I returned at evening
[margin]Ring necked 
Plover &
Least Sandpiper[/margin]
  Visited the Solitary Vireos' nest at about 9.30 a.m. One                                                         
bird sitting, then mate near bu, whinning. The sitting bird
held her head erect and [diagram] kept moving it about
with the characteric bird motion just as if she was
looking for food. this motion is doubtless automatic like
the teetering of Sandpipers etc. The bird hardly seemed to
notice me as I stood nearly under [delete]the nest[/delete] her. I did
not examine the nest as I had no means of reaching it.
[margin]Solitary Vireo's 
nest.[/margin]
  Saw three Water thrushes & female Canadian Warbler
along the river front of Balls' Hill. A male Canadian
singing steadily in the Downs' Swamp, doubtless a local bird