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Concord, Mass. 
1897.
Nov. 9
  Cloudy with heavy rain all day and light wind from
the N.E. changing to W. at sunset with the clouds showing
signs of breaking.
  Spent the day burning piles of brush that have
been brought together in various places in the woods. 
  Saw a Swamp Sparrow in the bushes in front of
the cabin. Just after dinner Spelman started a
Snipe from the path about 30 yards east of the cabin.
The ground had been lately dug up along this path
and the heavy rain had converted it into a suitable
bog but how did the Snipe find this out so quickly[?]