1893
Aug 6
Concord, Mass
  Clear and oppressively warm. A thunder shower passing
south of us at 5 P.M. gave Concord a light sprinkle but
failed to cool the air. The evening was still, damp &[and] sultry.

  I walked through Derby's lane this forenoon with D.C.F[rench]
and up the Estabrook road this evening with Mr. Hubbard.
There was absolutely no singing at evening but during
the forenoon and early afternoon I heard in all nine
species as follows: Yellow Warbler 1, Red eyed Vireo 1, Warbling do.[Vireo]
1, Yellow-throated do.[Vireo] 1, Song Sparrow 2 or 3, Grass Finch 1
(sang five or six times in quick succession at 1 P.M.), Chippy
1 (sang only once) Indigo Bird 1 (once), Red-wing 1. Of these
not one single individual sang at all steadily or with
much vigor. The Song Sparrows did the best; indeed so
far as sweetness of voice and fullness of expression are 
concerned they showed no marked deterioration.
On referring to my July and August lists of last year
I notice that several species ceased singing then on
nearly or exactly the same dates as this year.
Indeed the termination of the singing season in different
years appears to [be] quite as nearly(if not more) uniform
as the date of arrival.

  The last young Phoebee*[Phoebe] had left the nest in the
sand bank when I looked at it this forenoon &[and]
I could find no signs of the brood in the
neighborhood. They have probably betaken themselves
to the river banks.
[margin]Phoebee's*[Phoebe's] nest[/margin]

D.C. French tells me that a pair of Swifts are still
feeding young in the chimney of his studio. This is the second
nest, however, the first having fallen before the eggs hatched.
[margin]Swifts[/margin]