1893
Aug 8
(No 2)
Concord, Mass.

Somewhat to my surprise Tree toads were calling                                          
fully this evening for the first time in nearly a [?] a
month. Or think they were all in the trees. I heard one
at short intervals for more than an hour.
[margin]Tree toads[/margin]



Fully 100 Barn Swallows were flying over the meadows                                 
opposite Balls Hill this afternoon. I reviewed a large
position of the flock without detecting any other species
except an [?] Swallow of which I have a single
representation.
[margin]Barn Swallows[/margin]

At evening however, as we were coming up river                                              
five White - bellies and seven or eigth Bank Swallows were
flying about over Hunts Pond alighting in the tops
of the white maples. There were a good many Barn
Swallows also but nothing like the numbers seen in
the forenoon.
[margin]White bellied & Bank Swallows[/margin]


As Swallows of all kinds have been seen and at                                           
times almost wholly absent here ever since July 23rd
I infer that the larger number seen to-day have
first come down from the northwest. There were
none anywhere except over the meadows.
[margin] Re-appearance of Swallows[/margin]

A good many Swifts were feeding over the meadows                                     
and rover at evening. A few , probably birds tied
down by belated broods still linger about the farms
houses in this vicinity & I saw a pair descend
into a neighbors chimney last evening.
[margin]Swifts[/margin]