Concord, Mass.
1895
Oct. 15
(No 2)
the first few rods that the bird advances after leaving the
ground or tree. The quet call indicates unusual alarm &
is oftenest given when the bird is surprised.
  I spent a rather gloomy day at the cabin for it
rained steadily most of the time I was there as
well as during my paddle homeward at evening when
I neither heard nor saw anything of interest save a
solitary Great Blue Heron which rose from the meadow
at the foot of Barnett's Bar & winged its way off
into the gloom.
  The red maples lost their foliage during the rain storm
of the 13th but since then the birches have turned
yellow & some of the scarlet oaks have also attained
nearly the perfection of their autumn tints so that
the woods are still brilliantly colored in places.
[margin]Autumn
foliage.[/margin]