1893
June 3
Fairfield, Conn.
  Cloudy, the evening foggy and still. A close, oppressive
day.
  With W. Faxon I left Boston at 10 A.M. this 
morning and went to Bridgeport, Conn., over the
"Shore Line". We were interested and somewhat surprised
to see many yellow birches (B. lutia) in swampy woods
along the road before  after passing Saybrook.
Tulip trees first appeared near Saybrook and were seen
at intervals the remainder of the way. We saw
an Osprey in Rhode Island and another in Connecticut.
  At [delete]left the cues[/delete]East Lyme, Conn., a Fish Crow
alighted on the beach within a few yards of the
train which was moving slowly at the time.
  We left the railroad at Bridgeport and after
calling on Mr. Eames, who was not at home,
took a carriage to Fairfield some six miles W.
of Bridgeport. The drive was uninteresting but
Fairfield proved to be a beautiful village with
wide, grass-bordered streets shaded by fine old
elms. After tea we walked out about half-a-mile
crossing the railroad &[and] ascending a gentle slope 
beyond. Fine elms along the street & orchards on
either side. Finally left the road and crossing
a field climbed a knoll tufted with cedars with
a small patch of swampy woods beyond. There
were two Chats here, a pair, apparently.
On the way back we heard & saw several Orchard
Orioles & found one of their nests in a apple tree
in a pasture. It contained four eggs which we left
unmolested.
[margin]Nest of 
Orchard Oriole[/margin]