1892.
Aug. 31
Concord, Massachusetts.
[margin]Down river[/margin]
Mass.
Concord.- Cloudy with strong S. W. wind which brought rain
just before evening.

  To Davis's Hill with C. at 2:30 P.M. returning in
time for tea.

  The most interesting birds seen along the river were:
a Bittern (the only one this month) which rose from the
reeds on the edge of the water near the head of Beaver Dam
rapids, a Red-tailed Hawk soaring over the meadows, a 
Bank Swallow and several Barn Swallows, one King bird,
a Rose-breasted Grosbeak (a young bird in autumn plumage) in 
a thicket of willows in company with Sparrows, a Meadow
Lark, and a pair of Carolina Doves flying high over Holden's 
Hill.

  Red-winged Blackbirds and Bobolinks have diminished 
in numbers steadily for the first week and are apparently
about the [sic: should be to] disappear utterly. I saw this afternoon less than
a dozen of each species. They have nearly finished the
wild rice most of the stalks of this plant being now
stripped of the grain.
[margin]Red-wings &
Bobolinks[/margin]

  Swifts were numerous along the river to-day and were
scattered about singly.
[margin]Swifts[/margin]

  [delete]Water Thrushes have increased [?][/delete]
  There must have been a good flight of Water Thrushes
last night for I heard or saw no less than four
along the river this afternoon & this without going
ashore to look for them.
[margin]Water Thrushes[/margin]