Concord, Mass.
1893  
July 17                                                                            
  Cloudy, calm & sultry. Ther. 96[degrees] at noon
  Robins, Song Sparrows, Chippies, and Yellow Warblers
singing this morning, the last named rather feebly
and listlessly.
  After a prolonged silence of two days - due  perhaps                           
to the weather which has been windy & more or less
cloudy - one Warbling Vireo was once more in full
song this morning -  from sunrise to about 10 a.m.
[margin]Warbling Vireo[/margin]
  I have not heard am Orioles sing sing since the 7th                                
but the birds are about the house in the elms &
orchard at all hours. I see them usually in little family
parties composed of the old female and her young which
are now fully grown & strong on wing but still addicted
to uttering the monotonous here-we-are-call. The old
males are seldom with their families and I see little
of them.
[margin]Orioles[/margin]
  Broods of young Grosbeaks also visit the elms &                                
orchard daily. The young have a call which closely
resembles the sad, autumnal plaint of the Bluebird.
A loud explosive cry, not unlike that of a Downy
Woodpecker anxious about his young, is also frequently
given, by the ad. [female] Grosbeak as nearly as I can
ascertain.
[margin]Grosbeaks[/margin]