1892.
Oct. 19
(No 2)
Concord, Massachusetts.
Mass.
Concord.- We saw in all six Woodcock and ten Partridges.
I killed three Woodcock (in four shots) and Melvin
two Partridges, a third Partridge falling to both our
guns. I missed several good shots at Partridges.
  There must have been a heavy flight of small birds
last night for we saw several very large flocks of
Sparrows, chiefly Juncos & Chippies, and a good many
Yellow-rumps.
[margin]Heavy flight
of Sparrows etc.[/margin]
  A Pigeon Hawk passed near us flying over some
oak woods just above the tops of the trees in a
southerly direction.
  The Connecticut Warbler rose from the ground at
the foot of a cluster of young birches and flew into
a dense young pine whence it peered out at me
in the usual wondering way shifting its position
slightly whenever I moved so as to keep itself
partially concealed. It was excessively fat and 
flew heavily with whirring wings. It is a young
bird. Several Yellow rumps were near at hand.
The locality is a flat but elevated sandy field
grown up to young white & pitch pines and
birches.
[margin]A late
Conn. Warbler[/margin]
  The flight of Jays seems to have passed. I see no
more than the average winter quota now.
[margin]Flight of
Blue Jays over.[/margin]
  Squirrels continue numerous. We saw two Grays
to-day.