North Scituate, Mass.
1900.
May 23
(No 2)
  While driving from the station last evening we
saw a pair of Quail running about in a ploughed field
just over a wall from the road. I have seldom
had such a good view of these birds. They were feeding
and moved about rather slowly, very like Chickens,
picking up small objects perhaps seeds - or larvae - or
bits of gravel. Another Quail was whistling on
the edge of the swamp this morning.
Quail
feeding.
  Wood Thrushes are very numerous in the woods
on the Chadbourne's farm. They were singing in
every direction last evening & again this morning.
Wood
Thrushes.
  There was a Great Crested Flycatcher in 
the apple orchard behind the house.
Crested
Flycatcher.
  In the cedar swamp I heard a Canadian
Warbler & a Black-throated Blue - these being the
only northern species noted although Chadbourne
says that there was a bird seen passing
earlier in the week when he saw a Bay-breasted
Warbler, White-crowned Sparrow etc.
  I returned to Cambridge late this afternoon.
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