Concord, Mass.
1899.                                                                                                                                                                          
May 13                 
  During this week I saw or heard three Lincoln's Finches,
a Black & Yellow Warbler, a Canadian Warbler, (Davis's Hill), three
Golden-winged Warblers, four Blackburnian Warblers (two on
Davis's Hill, one in Prescott's pines, one in the Barrett woods,
all singing) six Nashville Warblers, three Parula Warblers, one
Yellow-rumped Warbler, one Wilson's Black-cap, an Olive-backed Thrush,
a Wood Thrush (singing superbly in Barrett run], a Great Crested
Flycatcher (in the Barrett orchard), an immature Bald Eagle
(started from a pine on Davis's Hill) four or five White-throated
Sparrows and great numbers of Chestnut-sided Warblers, Oven birds,
Black & white Creepers and other common birds. A Thrasher
was singing opposite the cabin & another in the Barrett run.
I heard six Cat-birds, four or five Orioles, two Bobolinks,
two Field Sparrows & three Least Flycatchers (two males in
the Barrett orchard, one at Bensen's). A Towhee was
inging at the head of the Barrett run, a pair were
scratching in a thicket lower down the river, and I saw
a single female near Ball's Hill. Oven birds were very
numerous. I heard three Yellow-throated Vireos, two
Red-eyes, two Tanagers, one Grosbeak, three Song Sparrows,
& several Maryland Yellow-throats. I have met with
no Solitary Vireos since May 8th and fear that none
will breed on my land this season. The only Grass Finch
I know of in the whole Ball's Hill region in one
that has sung up to within a few days in
Lawrence's field within hearing of the Barrett house.
Yesterday I saw my first Savanna Sparrow - three
birds together in Parker's orchard. I paddled up
river to Dakin's Hill seeing three Greater Yellowlegs,
four Solitary Sandpipers & the usual number of Red-wings
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