1894
May 30
Cambridge, Mass.
  Late this afternoon I took a walk over ground which
I have not visited before at this season for upwards of
twenty-five years; - viz the high ground bordering the Charles
River marshes on the Coolidge farm and the Cambridge Cemetery.
I started at 5 o'clock and did not get back until 7.
The afternoon was cloudy with a good deal of wind but
birds were singing fairly well.
[margin]A walk to
the Coolidge
farm & Cam. Cemetery[/margin]
I heard three Redstots or Bratlli [?]. and a fourth in
the Cemetery, four Warbling Vireos between our place and
the Hospital and a fifth on the Hayes[?] Place, ten Song
Sparrows between the salt creek just beyond the Hospital and
the further (W.) extremity of the Cemetery, and at least
six Red-winged Blackbirds scattered about on the ruin
marshes where they were evidently breeding for I saw the
males chasing females.
  There were three or four Kingbirds perched on the tops
of the old buttonwoods on the round-topped knoll just
beyond the creek and a pair of Flickers had a nest
in one of these trees.
  In the Cemetery I heard nothing but the Redstot and
Song Sparrows but there must be also Vireos there I should think.
The most interesting observation of all was the finding 
of a pair of Orchard Orioles which acted as if they
had a nest in one of the wild apple trees near the
Joseph Coolidge farm. I saw the female twice in the
Cemetery, over above in a willow on the edge of the
marsh, over with the male in a ruin[?] cherry. On both
occasions she flew back to the wild apple on the
knoll. The male was an adult in rich chestnut &
black plumage. He did not sing but both him & the
female gave the Blackbird - [?] [?] repeatedly
[margin]Orchard
Oriole[/margin]