1893 
May 30 
(No 3)            
Concord, Mass.                                                                                  
  King Birds are very numerous along the river this year                                            
I saw no less than seven pairs between the Buttricks' &
Ball's Hill this morning and found five nests, all nearly
or quite completed but none with eggs. On one of the nests
a bird was sitting quite steadily, however. This nest was
in a leafless bottom bush only about 2 ft. above the water.
Two nests were in willows, one in a short upright fork
like the one near the Buttricks'. The fifth nest was on 
a leafy horozontal branch of maple fairly well concealed.
[margin]King Birds' 
nests.[/margin]
  Not nearly all the Red wings have returned to the                                                     
river meadows, Indeed they are very scarce although
the river is now within its banks.
[margin]Red-wings[/margin]
  Bobolinks are also scarce along the river. I saw &
heard only three this morning. The reason is obvious;
the high water which prevailed during first of this
month discouraged & drove them off to the upland
mowing fields.
[margin]Bobolinks.[/margin]