1892
June 8
(No 2)
Concord, Massachusetts.
Mass.
Concord.  -  of their laying season. I find them scattered all
over my land at Ball's Hill & have them nesting on the
dry leaves in my woods often hundreds of yards from water
- both Speckled & Painted Tortoises. Mr. Buttrick says they
seek the land chiefly in the afternoon. I have not verified 
this.
  9 a.m. Sitting in my canoe under the shade of the
white maples opposite Holden's hill. The S[outh] W[est] wind is rising
fast bringing the fresh, damp scent of the marshes on
its wings. Red-wings, Song Sparrows & Yellow Warblers singing
in the maples, a Least Flycatcher in Holden's woods.
Bank Swallows flying over the meadows in twos and
three, chattering. I hear the the pig note of a Virginia Rail
over in the tall grass on the meadow. Now & then the 
tromp of a Bull Frog sounds over the water. What a
fine bass voice! At this time of the day it is restrained
or subdued & finer in effect than at night when the
creature puts forth its full vocal powers. Green Frogs
also thung at intervals. Their violin strings are always
taut whether the weather be dry or damp.
[margin]Bull Frogs[/margin]

  An Oven-bird sings on Holden's hill, the Tu-cha song.
How well it goes with the dry oak woods. Now a 
Yellow-billed Cuckoo very near me; tau - tau, tau, tau,
tau, tau, tau seven notes given rapidly on the same
key, very dry & woodeny.
[margin] Yellow-billed Cuckoo[/margin]

  The river is bank-full, the water dark bronze green
under the trees, a tender blue when the wind ripples
it. Hundreds of Dragon Flies are flying about in the
sun under the lie of the river maples. All are of
a plain brown color & medium size. I have seen none
of the white barred spines yet: but are Agrion 