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Concord, Mass.
1898.
March 25
  The most perfect day of the month this far, the
sky absolutely clear, the forenoon dead calm, a
light and rather soft S.E. wind in the P.M.
  There was a hard frost last night and when
I got to my canoe at 8.30 this morning I found
it surrounded by ice as thick as window-glass.
Yet the air was far from all chill and the 
sunshine deliciously warm. I paddled all the
way down to Ball's Hill seeing and hearing 
great numbers of Song Sparrows and Red-wings.
but noting nothing new to my lists. It was
evident, however, that a lay flight of Robins
had arrived during the night for I saw them
everywhere in great numbers. There were also 
two fresh Phoebees, one at Red Bridge, the other
near Bensen's. The little flock of White-bellied 
Swallows observed on the 22nd must have gone
on that day for since then I have seen only
two one on the 23rd, the other this morning.
  On reaching the cabin I learned from Gilbert that
there had been five Fox Sparrows at the seed bed
early in the morning. He also told me that 
he had stared a Whistler from the river in
front of the cabin just before I came in sight.
   I spent  the forenoonin the woods swing nothing
of particular interest. At noon a Leopard Frog
(the first) snored loudly a number of times in
the river near our door.