1893
Aug 10
(No 2)
Concord, Mass.

   On the 8th and again thsi afternoon I heard this               
young [?Cooper's Hawk calling in the woods near
the Glacial Hollow less than 100 yds from their
nest in which they were reared. It is [?]
that they remain so long nest the nesting place.
They still utter their whining cry and I do not
doubt that they are still dependent on their parents 
for food, otherwise they would scatter in search of it.
[margin]Cooper's Hawk[/margin]
 
    As I was passing up the Beaver Dam Rapid                 
at evening I heard Red-wings chatting in the                        Red-winged Blackbirds
wild rice on the right, where they have roosted for
several seasons, and when I came opposite the
place I struck the water forcibly with the flat
of the paddle. Instantly a perfect cloud of birds 
rose with a [?startling] rush and [?ever] of wings
There were fully 600 of them I should say. After
wheeling over the marsh a few times they began
to descend not in large squads but singly &
independently. The greater number, however, flew off
up river.
[margin]Roost of
Red-winged
Blackbirds[/margin]

    While sitting on the [?] of the [?] Boat house
this morning I added three birds to my August list, 
a Marsh Hawk, a Bittern & Solitary Sandpiper.
The Marsh Hawk, an old [?man], was beating the meadows,
the Bittern was from the sedge across the river
and alighted again just above the bridge, the
Sandpiper was flying high heading down river.

   Great number of Mole Crickets chirping this evening.