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Concord, Mass. 
1897
April 
No 3
   Zonotrichia albicollis. A remarkably handsome [male] appeared
at Ball's Hill on April 21st and stayed
until the 28th although much of this time 
the weather was very warm (ther 82 [degrees] Apr. 25)
and the nights clear. Probably some hemp seed
which I scattered over the ground every day or
two & on which the bird appeared to find
exclusively was the attraction which held him
there so long. He rarely if ever left the strip
of bushes in front of the cabin & he became
very tame. In the early morning he usually sang
a few times & and he was always ready at all 
hours to respond to a good imitation of his
song, which was remarkably plaintive & varied &
invariably was preceded by a low chattering call
like that so often given by the Swamp Sparrow.
Altogether we found him a friendly attentive
& interesting bird neighbour.
  Sturnella magna. Scarcer than last year. Early in the
month I noted two birds, one on the Keyes' farm
the other near the swimming place. On [delete]April 3[/delete]
May 1st I could find but one just below 
Flint's bridge.
  Cyanocitta  cristata . Either unusually scarce or very
silent & retiring. On April 30th a
pair appeared about the cabin at about
7 a.m. one of them breaking some dead 
twigs off a birch & flying with them to the
crest of the hill. Next day I found the beginning 
of a Blue Jay's nest in a small pine near the cabin!