1892
Oct. 7
(No 2)
Concord, Massachusetts.
Mass.
Concord. - ridge just east of it. This ridge
is much higher than it looks from the river
and the view to the S is very attractive. There
are tupelos growing along the shore as at
Ball's Hill.
  As I was passing Martha's Point on my
way homeward I saw what at first I took
for a muskrat swimming the river 200 yards
or so ahead but as I drew nearer I perceived
that it was a Mink. It swam very fast 
and showed only the head & tail with a
space of water covering the back between. The
tail was held a little above the water the
tip curving downward. It was not waved
about as is the muskrats but was kept
perfectly still. It looked no loner than a
muskrats tail probably because the brush was
wet. When I came within about 20 yards the
Mink dove, humping up his rump precisely
in the manner of a muskrat. It came up
close to the belt of button bushes on the
south bank & soon after entered them.
Heard a single Mole Cricket chirping loud
& steadily near Nashawtuck bridge. The
chirp resembles in form that of the Fen Cricket
but is much stronger and has a
roughness of tone which suggests the voice of
a Frog.
[margin]Mink swims the river[/margin]
[margin]Mole Cricket[/margin]
  Small birds were rather numerous today.