1892
July 18
(No 2)
Concord, Massachusetts.
Mass.
Concord. After a hurried breakfast I spent an hour
strolling through the woods along the neighboring hill side.
In the pines I saw a small mixed flock (the first
I have noted this summer) consisting of two Red eyes
two Creepers (Mniotilta) two Pine Warblers, one Yellow
and one Black-throated Green Warbler and several
Chickadees. A Wood Pewee was singing in some oaks
I visited the slippery elm and found it still
alive although much injured by "barking."
  When I returned to the landing the Cat Bird
was in full song. He is a rare performer, quite the
best I have ever heard and nearly equal to a
Mocking bird.
[margin]Cat Bird[/margin]
  At 8 A.M. I launched the canoe and alternately
paddling and sailing reached Pantry Brook in about
an hour and lunched there sitting in my canoe
at the foot of the sluice. A Marsh Hawk pursued
by several irate Red-wings skimmed past me. Bobolinks
were chinking (or pinking) in the meadow - at least
forty off[sic: should be of] them. Only Song & Swamp Sparrows singing.
The large hill to the S.E. has been recently burned
over and many trees are dead or dying. I found
there to-day upwards of fifty canoe birches of fair
size. Looked for the round-leaved cornel but saw only
two plants. Dwarf cornel on the north slope–a good
bed of it.
[margin]Pantry Brook[/margin]
  At 1 P.M. set sail and started back making very
quick time to Fairhaven. There Red-tailed Hawks
were soaring in company over the meadow above
Lee's Bridge, a fine sight. One was a red-tailed bird,
the other two uniform dark brown above & evidently young.
[margin]Red-tailed Hawks[/margin]