1892
March 10
(no.2)
Concord, Massachusetts.
Mass.
Concord. next a pair of Wood Ducks, and last 
two adult [male] Golden-eyes accompanied by a
[female] or young [male] Gooseander. The Mergansers swam
out of some button brushes near the "tent" and 
rising about 100 yds [yards]. away flew first down, then
up, and finally down river again passing me
twice, once within gun range. Both looked nearly 
alike in the water but flying the [male] showed his 
white markings conspicuously. His wings made
a clear whistling sound audible in the still air
four or five hundred yards away.
[margin]Early flight of Ducks. 
Hooded Mer.
Wood Ducks
etc[/margin]
  The Wood Ducks were also among flooded brush. I 
came suddenly on them just as I turned the 
bend at "Hunts pond" and they rose before I saw 
them flying a few yards directly towards me before 
they could clear the brushes & then turning down
river.The [male], a superb bird, uttered the oek,oeeek 
and the [female] the Guinea-hen-like ker-a, ker-a.
I started both Wood Ducks & Mergansers again before
I reached Ball's Hill.
[margin]Wood Ducks[/margin]
  The Golden eyes & Gooseander rose together from
the Beaver-dam rapid the Gooseander croaking
hoarsly as he flew.
[margin]Golden eyes
Gooseander.[/margin]
  At about noon a single [male] Hooded Merganser flew 
up river past Ball's Hill.
  I saw very few birds at the hill to-day, a Junco
a Tree Sparrow & two Chickadees comprising the list.
Visited the [?] thicket  & found the [?] gone. As
there were no tracks on the snow beneath where 
the [?] suspended him I concluded that 
this bird returned and took him away.






