1892
July 14
(No 4)
Concord, Massachusetts.
Mass
Concord. - For more than a week Robins have sung 
most freely during the day time - especially in the
afternoon - and sparingly - or not at all in the early
morning and after sunset. I do not as yet see
any indications of a roost in this neighborhood. There
were no Robins flying into the birch swamp on the
Assabit last evening and I have seen none passing over
any of the places where I have been at sunset of
late. In fact I am quite certain that the birds of
this neighborhood are still roosting singly in the trees
near their nests. They come in great numbers every day
to a cherry tree behind the house. Some of them take
the cherries off in their bills, perhaps to distant nests
with young, others swallow them whole although they
(the cherries) are of a large size.
[margin]Robins not roosting yet[/margin]
  Red-eyed Vireos were strangely silent during June although 
I saw as many as usual but now I have them 
singing everywhere.
[margin]Red-eyed Vireos[/margin]
  Meadow rue now makes a fine show along the river
banks and Eupatorium is out in a few places. The white
water lilies are past their prime although still abundant.
  I see the small Snapping & Musk tortoises out in great
numbers on the branches of trees and bushes during the hot
hours of the day but the Painted Tortoises do not now
leave the water until a little before sunset. The
large Mud Tortoise never crawls out to bask in the sun
so far as I can learn.  
[margin]Tortoises[/margin]
[margin]I afterwards saw one on a floating
board, apparently "sunning". (This was on July 21st).
I see one or two daily in the water thrusting
their heads out warily & then sinking out of sight.[/margin