1892
March 16
Concord, Massachusetts.
Mass.
Concord. Clear with light shifting winds, N. most of
the time. Ther. 12[degrees] at sunrise, 32[degrees] at noon. This
is the first day since the 10th when the wind has 
not blown nearly a gale.
  To Ball's Hill at 9.30 a.m. rowing down as far
as Dakin's Hill and walking the rest of the way,
Just before breakfast a Meadow Lark sang for several      
minutes in the field in front of Mr. Buttricks'.                         
I expected to hear Song Sparrows & Bluebirds on the
way down [?] but did not hear either.  In fact
the cawing of occasional Crow was the only bird note
until I reached Dakin's Hill when I heard Chickadees,
a Junco, and at last one Red Crossbill  among the          
pitch pines.  I went in search of the flock after
landing but did not succeed in finding them.
[margin]Meadow Lark
singing[/margin]
[margin]Crossbills[/margin]
  As I passed through Holden's woods I visited the hole 
where the dead skunk lay last evening.  It has                  
disappeared.  As there no man tracks in the snow (save
my own) I concluded that the  fox had dragged 
the skunk into the hole.  George Holden tells me
that foxes often kill skunks and eat them.
About the entrance to this hole I found much
Rabbit fur and a coil of fresh Rabbit entrails.
[margin]Skunk killed
by Fox (?)[/margin]
  At noon George Holden came to my cabin and          
told me that he had just seen a Goose in                        
the river.  It was swimming at the head of
Beaver - dam rapids and after going down as
far as the open water extended Holden
following along the frozen meadow it finally rose
and flew past him up the river apparently
alighting over Dakin's Hill.  On my way
[margin]A Goose in
the river[/margin]