1892.
Oct. 17
Concord, Massachusetts.
Mass.
Concord.  Cloudy with heavy rain in the morning.
Wind strong from N. E.
  Melvin, with whom I have arranged to spend this
week shooting about Concord, came down from Carlisle
early this evening and together we went down river
in the Buttrick's boat for the day. The weather was
gloomy and chilly but the rain ceased before we
started and we had a very pleasant time.
On our way down we saw three Wood Ducks, at 
least two of which were drakes in full plumage.
They were swimming in the middle of the river
just above Hunt's Pond and flew when we were
about 100 yards off. An hour later I started them again
opposite Holden's Hill.
[margin]Wood Ducks[/margin]
  Landing at the Holt we beat the Great Meadows
putting up three Snipe. Melvin had several shots
at them & killed one. Below Ball's Hill he started
a fourth bird but missed it.
  I took the boat down to the larger meadow opposite
Davis' Hill where M. joined me. The ground although
wet enough was too hard and not a Snipe could
we find. I flushed two Meadow Larks & shot one.
Returning to my cabin we lunched there and then
walked over my land after which we crossed the
river & beat the woods opposite putting up two
Partridges at one of which I fired a faultless
shot.
  The light was failing when we returned to
the river. As we were getting the boat off, an
adulty male Marsh Hawk appeared on the meadow