1892
June 13
(No 2)
Concord, Massachusetts.
Mass.
Concord.- which looked like a pair came nearly
over me, flying up river.
  As I ran the canoe into the narrow opening
under the maples in front of my cabin at
Ball's Hill a Song Sparrow dropped to the
ground among the bushes within a few yards
of me and began running about in a small
circle holding its wings extended but not,
as far as I could detect, moving them. It
uttered the scolding note occasionally but not
loudly. Presently I saw something move near the
center of the circle and a Chipmunk came out
from under a fern frond and moved slowly along
paying no apparent heed to the Sparrow but
nosing among the leaves after the usual manner
of Chipmunks. After a little while the Sparrows
fears apparently became allayed and it flew
up into the bushes where its mate had been
singing all the while. A few minutes later I
saw one of them feed a young bird which was
doubtless the cause of the parent's anxiety but
which was large enough to fly well. There came
a little doubt, I think, that the Chipmunk
catches & eats young birds occasionally.

[margin]Song Sparrows
& Chipmunk[/margin]

  Visiting the Brown Thrasher's nest I found one
of the old birds sitting or rather standing over
the nest shielding the young from the hot sun.
She allowed me to get within four feet of her
but while I was trying to photograph her took
the alarm and flew up into the bushes where
she sat quietly chirping occasionally. The young

[margin]Brown Thrasher's
nest[/margin]