1902
July 27
Concord,Mass.
  Cloudy and cool with light rain in P.M. Wind S.W.  
  Came to Concord by electrics today reaching the cabin
at 10.30 A.M. In the afternoon walked to the farm; after 
supper to Pine Ridge.
  Literally the only birds singing regularly and with 
vigor were Song Sparrows and Red-eyed Vireos, of which I
heard two each. Cuckoos of both species sang intermittently
and rather frequently. A Field Sparrow sang six or eight times
(at the farm at 3 P.M.) and a Chippy once. A Flicker shouted 
once and a Black & White Creeper sang twice at evening.
At 4.30 P.M. the Phoebe at Benson's sang well for
half a minute or more. I heard nothing else save a 
Kingbird indulging in his flight song at evening.
Birds still in song
  I have seen few Barn Swallows in Concord this summer
but tonight a staggering flock, made up wholly of this
species and containing fully 75 birds, passed over Ball's Hill
towards the eastward, on the way, no doubt, to some
roosting place.
Barn swallows
  When I was here a week ago the weather was cool 
and we had a fire in the cabin all the evening. The
Swifts were not in the chimney the next morning
but one of them was sitting on the nest when we 
arrived this forenoon.
Swifts
  The Bull Frogs are quite silent this evening but I
hear the Green Frog every now & then giving a single
tung.
Frogs
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