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Concord, Mass.
1898
May 14
  Clear and warm with light N. to N.W. wind.
  The singing at sunrise this morning was much less in respect to
variety and volume than yesterday. Nevertheless there were quite
as many Warblers on & near Ball's Hill as there have been 
at any time during the past week. The most interesting were
a Wilson's Black-cap, two Black-polls and a Water Thrush. The
Solitary Vireo was again singing in the same place.
  Starting at 8.30 A.M. I took a long walk passing over
Davis's Hill, through Prescott's pines and deep into Mrs. Barrett's
woods. The Dove's nest in the Prescott woods has been raided
since my last visit. The nest was torn to piece & most
of it lying on the ground. I could find no traces of the
eggs.
  The Partridge's nest in Mrs. Barrett's woods was all right
with its complement of 13 eggs. The hen bird was siting. She
slipped off when we were about ten yards distant and
ran out of sight making, however, no peculiar demonstration.
I exposed a number of plates on the nest.
  Warblers swarmed in all the woods I visited this morning
Redstarts, Chestnut-sides, & Black & white Creepers being the
most numerous. There were also many Oven birds &
Maryland Yellow-throats & I was rarely out of hearing of
the rich voice of the Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Near the
Partridge's a Golden-winged Warbler was singing & 
I should not wonder if this piece of woods is a regular
breeding ground for this species for the conditions look favorable[.]
  White-throated Sparrows common to-day. Saw a
single Yellow Red-poll in a birch-grown pasture.