1892
July 26
(No 2)
Concord, Massachusetts.
Mass.
Concord. The young Carolina Doves had grown marvellously
since my last visit. The larger of the two (there was
a marked difference in size) was indeed nearly fully
grown and feathered with a tail at least two inches
in length. The other bird still had the head bare
of feathers and tufted with yellowish down. They were
sitting side by side to-day both facing the same way.
The mother for the first time was not at the nest
(she could not very well have covered so large young)
but I started both her and the male parent from
adjacent trees near at hand.
[margin]Dove's nest√√[tick marks][/margin]
  Concealing myself as well as I could under a spread-
ing pine I watched the nest for over an hour hoping
to see the young fed but the mother bird appeared
only once and then apparently discovered me for
after perching for a moment on a dead pine she
flew away and did not again return.
  The young still sit perfectly motionless. During
the whole time that I was watching them to-day
neither moved in the least as far as I could
detect.

  Robins were singing rather freely at sunset this
evening and I heard one Grass Finch and several
Song Sparrows. Green Frogs make most of the
nocturnal sounds along the river now but the
Bull Frog has not wholly ceased bellowing and
last evening I heard the summer squawk of
a Toad, the first for a week or more. The
Tree Toads are now wholly silent.
[margin]Green Frogs[/margin]
[margin]Bull Frogs[/margin]
[margin]Common Toad[/margin]