1893
June 14
(No 3)
Saybrook Ferry, Connecticut
 After a long and thorough but fruitless search for
Rails' nests in these flags which we quartered and
beat down in every direction, I returned to my
boat and paddled across the river to the Lyme
marshes where I had a swim and spent half an
hour or so walking about. I found larger
tracts of cat-tails-acres of them - with Marsh Wrens
in greater abundance than we have seen them elsewhere
and along the banks of the river, great numbers
of Seaside Finches with a good sprinkling of
Sharp-tails. The seasides were singing freely but
the Sharp-tails here as elsewhere (except at Fairfield)
were silent and inconspicuous. There were at
least two pairs of Bobolinks and many Red-wings
in this marsh.
[margin]Lyme marshes[/margin]
  In the evening Faxon & I walked down on the
marsh and seated ourselves near the bed of cat-tails.
We heard the small Rail cutta at intervals and
over the heavy voice of the big Rail (?) (R. [?])
as already deserted.
[margin]Va Rails[/margin]
  After it had become dark we visited an inland
marsh near the road to the N.W. of the house.
There was one Cutta calling steadily in this
marsh & innumerable Toads & Tree Toads kept up
a deafening clamor. Both of these Batrachians
were evidently singing in the water.