1892
May 31 
(no 2)
Concord, Massachusetts.
Mass.
Concord.  -reminded me of the peculiar challenge
  of the Wood Thrush. In fact I supported at first
  that these [?] was a Wood Thrush in
  the [?] calling in low tones.
    We returned to Concord later in the
  afternoon  sailing most of the way. Two Bitterns
  pumping. Bobolinks singing on every side.
    In the early evening, after supper, we
  took a short walk, going as far as
  the Downsdale where I hoped to find
  a Partridge drumming as C. has even heard
  one but they were all silent. Probably their 
  drumming season is over for this summer.
[Margin]
Ruffed Grouse
have ceased 
drumming[/margin]

    There were many common birds singing
  in the Downsdale woods. T Thrasher had a
  peculiarly hoarse voice as if it was suffering
  from a bad cold. Acutally one could not
  hear any portion of its song 100 yds, [yards] away
  although the evening was almost perfectly
  still.
[margin]Thrasher with
warm voice[/margin]

    The heat to-day brought out the leaves
  very rapidly and by evening the woods were
  dense with foliage. Dragon flies appeared for
  the first time and I heard a few summer
 crickets chirping.
[Margin]
Advance of 
the season.[/margin]


[Margin]
Thrasher with
harsh voice