1892
May 18
Concord, Massachusetts.
[margin]Ball's Hill.[/margin]
Mass.
Concord. - Cloudless with strong N. W. wind changing to
E. late in P.M.
  Awoke at 3.20 a.m. & stepped out of the cabin door.
There was only a faint flush of dawn in the E. but a
nearly full moon gave a strong light and most of
the birds had already begun singing. Within a minute
or less I heard Robins, Thrashers, Cat-birds, Wilson's
Thrushes, Song & Swamp Sparrows, Red-wings, a Water Thrush,
Flickers, Maryland Yellow-throats, Grosbeaks, a Tanager -
probably others which I do not now recall. A Partridge
was drumming regularly at very short intervals in the
woods on the opposite (Bedford) shore and a
Bittern pumping in the Great Meadows. The bushes
directly in front of the cabin were fairly alive with
little birds, their numbers having quadrupled since
yesterday. There were Maryland Yellow-throats, Cat-birds,
Canada & Wilson's Black-cap Warblers, Yellow-rumps, a
Least Flycatcher, several Wilson's Thrushes, at least two
Alice's Thrushes, and several Song & Swamp Sparrows beside
two or three Redstarts. All these birds remained during
the day in this thicket. They were very tame & seemed
tired & hungry feeding much on the ground whe[?]
the [?] [?].
[margin]Birds heard
at day break.[/margin]
  We had a light breakfast at six o'clock and
then took a walk along the river bank to and
over Holden's hill. Saw multitudes of small birds,
chiefly Yellow-throats. There were two Alice's Thrushes
in the bush along the river and an Olive-back
among some pines. On Holden's hill heard a
Hairy Woodpecker and watched a Downy pick
to pieces several of those tree fungi which are
[margin]Downy Woodpecker[/margin]