Concord, Mass.
1899.
April 11
(No. 2)
in the water among some bushes directly in front of
the cabin. The Crows did not attempt to take it.
I doubt if they were after the fish in either case.
Just as I was finishing the preceding sentence I heard
an Osprey whistling and stepping out discovered him
perched in the top of a white pine on the crest of Ball's Hill.
  The water rose nearly a foot after the last rain and
has since remained at about the same level. I have
rarely seen it higher. The river path at Ball's Hill is
submerged for half its length. A broad belt of ice still lines
the opposite (Bedford) shore of the meadows.
  Antiopa Butterflies are out in numbers now. Yesterday
I saw a small brown Butterfly. On the 8th I found
a number of large mosquitos on the inside of the front
window of the Barrett House.
[margin]Butterflies[/margin]
  Went to the Barrett farm on the way home. Heard the first
Wood Frog croaking in the run south of the house. I have not
heard any Hylas for several days. Leopard Frogs out in numbers
this afternoon along the edges of the flooded meadows but not
one of them made any sound.
[margin]First Wood
Frog Croaking[/margin]
  Saw a pair of Black Ducks flying over Great Meadows
as I was starting homeward this evening.
[margin]Black Ducks[/margin]
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