1892
May 10
Concord, Massachusetts.
Mass.
Concord. - Clear, the early morning still, strong S. E.
wind in P.M. Rather warm.
  To Derby's place at 8.30 a.m. taking Pat to
dig up young hemlocks of which we got fifty or
more. The lane was as beautiful as dreamland.
Two Brown Martins in full song near us as
we worked under the shade of the pines & hemlocks.
Also Ruby-crowned Kinglets & a Black-throated Green
Warbler.
  The men took the hemlocks to Ball's Hill by
wagon at noon and I followed in my canoe
after dinner. Many birds at the hill chiefly
White-throated Sparrows & Yellow-rumps. Was
surprised to see a Brown Creeper among the pines
on the summit. In the swamp heard two
Wilson's Thrushes calling and on the hill north
of the swamp saw a silent Olive-backed Thrush.
The sky was overcast & the wind fresh from the
S.W. when I came up the river at evening. Heard
a Greater Yellow-leg whistling quite near me. It
was apparently flying over the meadow but I
did not see it.