1892
May 17
Concord, Massachusetts.
[margin]Ball's Hill.[/margin]
Mass.
Concord. - Clear with very high N. W. wind. Cool at
morning & evening.
  Spent the entire forenoon at the house waiting
for Dr. Hildsett who came at noon.
  Immediately after dinner started for Ball's Hill
in my open boat sailing all the way down. and
meeting Faxon by appointment on the meadow
opposite my cabin. As he was wading out to the
boat a Yellow-leg began whistling and we made out
four of these birds, all apparently melanoleuca standing
on some tussocks about 100 yds. off.
[margin]Greater Yellow-legs
on the meadows.[/margin]
  There was a goodly number of small birds, chiefly
Maryland Yellow-throats, with a Veery, and two very
plain-colored White throated Sparrows, in the thicket
in front of my cabin.
  After getting an early tea we started for a walk
circling around the hill by way of Bensen's landing
& seeing an Alice's Thrush in the thicket along the
river bank. Thence striking across Bensen's field
we crossed the ridge to my land seeing two pairs
of Carolina Doves. At length we sat down on the
open slope of my pine field to hear the birds sing
their vespers. There were two Veeries, several Robins,
Oven-birds, Cat-birds, a Field Sparrow, and a Dove
cooing. As night closed in two Night Hawks came
gliding past and Hylas, Leopard Frogs, Bull & Green
Frogs, and Toads (heard the summer cry for first time)
began their nocturnal s[?][?][?][?]y. Hylas were fully as
numerously represented as in early April. Heard a
Rail giving the cutter cry. Night Herons quaking
on the meadows as we reached the cabin.
[margin]Birds singing
at evening:[/margin]
[margin]First summer
cry of the Toad[/margin]