1892.
Oct. 15
(No 2)
Concord, Massachusetts.
Mass.
Concord. Near the lower end of Mr. Edwin Barretts place
I saw, as I was returning about noon, a White-
crowned Sparrow sitting on the low branch of an
apple tree. It presently, flew across the road to a
brush pile when it joined two others of the same
species. All these birds were young. They were very
tame. I had a chance to directly compare their
faint chirps with the chirp of Spizella socialis and
failed to detect the slightest difference.. Lenesphrys
is a tamer more phlegmatic bird than albicollis.
[margin]White-crowned Sparrows[/margin]
  To Ball's Hill in p.m. landing and going over most
of my grounds, returning at sunset. Titlarks piping
over the meadows; two small flocks of Cow buntings
flying to roost; two flocks of Rusty Grackles, one
containing forty birds or more; flying across the
meadows; a Loon passing overhead at a height
of half a mile or more steering due south; a good
many Sparrows along the river banks, chiefly Song &
White-throated Sparrows with a few Swamp Sparrows;
in the bushes near my cabin four Field Sparrows.
  On the way down river I started two Wood Ducks
from the Holt. They flew scarce 200 yards and dropped
in again directly opposite Dakin's Hill where I came
upon them under an overhanging maple. As they swam 
out from the bank to get a good look at me I put
my glass on them & saw that both were drakes in
full plumage - beautiful creatures. I saw them a
third time as I came up river at evening.
[margin]Wood Ducks[/margin]