1892.
Sept. 13
(No 3)
Concord, Massachusetts.
Mass. Concord. that this must have been the first time 
that they had ever used their wings (I have never 
known any young birds to return to their nest after once 
fairly leaving it) and their parents (I did not 
see either of the old birds) were not present to 
guide and encourage them it is is indeed remarkable 
that they should have launched into the air 
with such entire apparent confidence and [delete]after[/delete]
[delete]starting[/delete] should have flown so swiftly and so far. 
What I expected to see was to see them flutter clumsily 
for a few yards and then come to the ground 
or strike into the branches of the nearest tree. 
The sharp, decided turn around the farm was 
especially impressive.  Their wings produced more 
of the whistling sound made by the old birds; [delete]but[/delete] after 
the preliminary flapping there was only a fluttering 
like that of a young Grouse. 
[margin]Dove's nest[/margin]
  Their  nest was very foul indeed; in fact the 
entire top of their platform was a sticky mass 
of excrement. 
  It will be remembered that I found this nest 
August 26 when it held [delete]there were[/delete] two eggs which looked 
dark and were evidently [delete]somewhat[/delete] far advanced in incubation. 
They were [delete]still unhatched on the but[/delete] were replaced 
by two young birds on my next visit,  Aug. 30. The 
female (I did not once see the male near this nest) [delete]brooded[/delete]
[delete]the young constantly[/delete] was invariably brooding the young 
whenever I looked at the nest up to Sept. 8th when
the young were two thirds grown. I did not once see 
the mother bird after this date although I watched 
the nest twice for more than an hour.
[margin]resume of data relating to Dove's nest[/margin]