Concord, Mass.
1893
July 18
(No 2)
  The shower confined me to the cabin for more than
an hour which I spent in getting & disposing of tea. When
the rain ceased twilight was falling. A Veery, Robin, Song
Sparrow & Black-throated Green Warbler sang near the cabin,
a Tanager across the river, several Swamp Sparrows in
the marshes.
  As I passed Mrs. Barrett's meadow several Red-wings were
singing in the rank Phaleris grass where they were in
the habit of roosting last year. Paddling close in to shore
I struck the water with the flat of my paddle when
fully 100 Red-wings rose and flew off about half going
down, the remaining half up river. Most of them appeared
to be females & young.  At the Holt, a little later, I
started at least 200 all of which flew back towards
Ball's Hill. It is probably that the 50 or so which
went off to the westward from the Barrett meadow alighted
at the Holt but even in that case there must have
been thrice the number already settled at the latter place
when they reached it and as I saw no birds coming in
to either roost it is probable that they are both
frequented nightly by separate bodies of birds. They are
about 400 yds apart in an air line.
[margin]Roosts of
Red-wings[/margin]
  As I was rounding the turn opposite Holden's Hill, 
a very large Woodcock rose from the muddy margin
under the maples and crossing the river disappeared
in the gloom of the woods beyond. A little later as
I was approaching the Holt what was doubtless the
same bird passed me flying low & silently up river.
When it rose the first time it whistled slightly not in
the usual manner but more like a Duck the whistle being very faint.
[margin]Woodcock[/margin]