Concord, Mass.
1896
April 23
(No 3)
[April 23, 1896]

  I mentioned Swallows flying over the meadow this evening.
There were about fifty of them, nearly all White-bellies [White-bellied Swallow].
At first they were scattered about feeding but soon
after sunset they gathered into a close flock and
dashed back & forth past me a number of times
acting as if about to go to roost, although there
were no bushes or grass or other suitable shelter at
hand. What became of them I do not know. They
finally disappeared after swooping close past the
canoe. It was so dark at the time that I
could see them only against the water or sky.
I have no doubt that they went to roost somewhere
in this meadow.
  I heard both Bank [Bank Swallow] & Eave Swallows to-day but neither
species seems to have arrived in force as yet.