1893
June 7
(No 2)
Saybrook, Connecticut.
forcibly of the mountain region about Petroleum, West Va.
Many of the trees (which were wholly of deciduous species such
as beeches, chestnuts, yellow & black birches, black, scarlet, red
& white oaks, tupelos, tulip trees etc) were of the largest
size and the ground beneath was usually comparatively free 
of undergrowth except where the Kalmia flourished. The
dogwood (Cornus florida) was abundant and just passing
out of bloom. Pink azalea grew in profusion wherever there
were openings or wood roads & was at the very perfection
of its flowering season. 
  In these woods Creepers (Mniotilta), Oven Birds, Hooded Warblers,
Red-eyed Vireos, Wood Thrushes, & Parula Warblers, were the 
most numerous & characteristic species. Occasionally we heard
a Grosbeak, Tanager, Veery or Great Crested Flycatcher. We started
several Ruffled Grouse, one from a nest containing
eight incubated eggs on a ledge in the middle of a small, low
bunch of laurel, another followed by a brood of chicks
a few days old. 
  At about 2 P.M. we emerged into a clearing of 100 or more
acres where the big oaks & chestnuts were cut six or eight 
years ago & the sprouts had attained a height of 15 to
20 ft. There were many openings or glades with patches
of briars, thickets of blueberry & sumac, and grass. Here
White-eyed Vireos, Chats, Towhees, Maryland Yellow-throats,
& Chestnut-sided Warblers abounded and an occasional
Blue winged Yellow Warbler or Field Sparrow was heard.
A bird which we at first took for a Hawk was seen sitting
in the top of a dead tree. We approached within about
100 yds & Faxon & I with the aid of our glasses made
it out to be a female Wild Pigeon but when it flew
Clark thought he heard its wings whistle & [inclined?]