Concord, Mass.
1899.
April 18
  Brilliantly clear with fresh N. to N.W. wind. Much
warmer - in fact very warm through the middle of the day.
  Left the Keyes' this afternoon and moved to the 
cabin sailing most of the way with the canoe
packed full of things. On reaching Ball's Hill found
Purdie awaiting us. He spent the night.
[margin]I leave the 
Keyes' &
settle at
Ball's Hill.[/margin]
  To the Barrett farm in P.M. Saw three Hermit Thrushes 
together, two small flocks (4 & 5 birds) of Juncos & 
several Pine Warblers two of them in an apple tree
in the middle of Bensen's farm far from any woods.
A Grass Finch singing on the Barrett's place. Two
Tree Sparrows near the river. Three Fox sparrows along
the path E. of the cabin.
  The "April hush" has fallen on the land. This
evening, just before sunset, when Purdie and I walked
through the fields to Bensen's not a single bird
of any kind was heard singing. They began to
wax listless nearly a week ago & yesterday &
to-day there was a general silence at all hours.
The Pine Warblers sang, however.
[margin]The April
hush begins[/margin]
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