110
Concord, Mass.
1898.
May 29
(No 2)
  Returned to Ball's Hill by the 1.13 P.M.
train. The recent heavy rains have sent the
river all over the meadows for the third time
this spring and Gilbert met me at the bars 
with the old boat. This late rise of the water
must have destroyed most of the Red-wings' nests
but the birds were scattered about in the
usual numbers singing on the button bushes
and chasing the crows. At evening I heard 
two Carolina Rails and three Bitterns, as well
as two Long-billed Marsh Wrens.
  Night Herons fly past the cabin every morning
and evening on their way to and from the
heronry in the Bedford Swamp where I hear 
about a dozen pairs are breeding this spring on 
Mr. Junck's land. They usually appear here a
little before sunset but sometimes we see them
early in the afternoon.
  At evening I walked to Davis's Hill - the birds
were singing freely but I heard only common species
including two Thrashers in full song. Wilson's Thrushes,
Oven-birds, Chestnut-sided Warblers, Maryland Yellow-
throats, and Cat birds were most numerously represented.
I heard two Grosbeaks and two Tanagers.
  As I was passing the Glacial Hollow in the twilight
I heard a great number of Hylas peeping in chorus.
On investigating I found that they were in the 
pine woods on the sides & crests of the ridges. They were
making the shrill spring peeping only.