Wayside Inn, Sudbury to Hudson, Mass.
(Return to Concord, in P.M.)
1899.
May 9
  Cloudless with light N. to S.E. winds. Ther. 72 [degrees] at 1 P.M.
  Left Wayside Inn at 9 A.M. and drove to Hudson (8 miles)
passing through a beautiful country diversified by farms and
woodland with oaks and pines of the largest size and
many fine & very old chestnut standing along the roadside.
The woods and thickets were in that exquisite but so very
evanescent condition when they appear to be veiled in
tender green, pink, salmon and rose gray with the
unfolding leaflets. The bear oaks were in full blossom.
A few apple trees in bloom, others pink with half-
opened buds. There were many birds chiefly Warblers
of the common kinds. I am very sure that I heard
a Prairie Warbler in Marlborough. In the villages we
heard Orioles & Warbling Vireos with Yellow-throated
Vireos also. No Bobolinks, Meadow Larks & Grass Finches
seen or heard anywhere.
[margin]Drive from
Wayside Inn
to Hudson[/margin]
[margin]Vegetation[/margin]
[margin]Birds[/margin]
  Returned to Concord by train from Hudson at noon
and at 3 P.M. started down river. Heard a
Bobolink at Hunt's, a Meadow Lark near Flint's Bridge.
Solitary & Spotted Sandpipers were numerous all
along the river banks in marshy places. On a flat
at the base of Dakins' Hill upwards of a dozen of
both species were collected & with them were eight
Greater Yellow-legs which were so tame that they allowed
us to paddle within 20 yards of them before they rose
& flew of with great clamor. I also saw a Bittern &
a fine adult Night Heron, both standing on the river bank.
[margin]Return to
Concord.[/margin]
[margin]Sandpipers &
Yellow legs.[/margin]
[margin]Night Heron[/margin]
  Purdie joined me at 5:30. We walked around the swamp
at evening but heard only a few birds.