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1905
May 24
  Clear with fast S.W. wind. Ther. fell to 38 degrees last night
and there was a heavy hoar frost this morning but the day
was the warmest we have had for some time (max. temp 76 degrees)
  The big Warbler flight is practically over. It lasted
a full week. To-day only a few northern birds were
left at least in the woods on the farm. I saw or
heard 4 Black & Yellow Warblers, 2 Canadian Warblers, Usnea Warbler,
a fine male Bay-breast, one male Black-poll, 3 male Blackburnians,
2 Swainson's Thrushes. The Oven birds, Black-throated Greens,
Chestnut-sides, Creepers and Nashville Warblers were 
apparently down to their normal summer numbers but
there were evidently more Redstarts than belong here.
  Early this morning I saw the first White-crowned
Sparrow that I have noticed in Concord since 1900. It was
a beautiful adult and very tame allowing me to approach it
within a few yards as it sat quietly on the old wall
at the east end of the door yard. About sunset I found
it feeding on the ground within a yard of the kitchen door step.
It flew to the bulkhead where it remained until I 
entered the house.
  As twilight was falling this evening a Tanager sang
in the air over the orchard & nearly over where I was
standing. It was so dark that I could not see the bird
but I am sure it was on wing & at a height of at
least 100 feet. It gave the normal song but instantly
followed it by two chip-churs. I think I have
known the Tanager to sing on wing before but I do
not know that I have ever heard one sing at all so late.
I did not look at my watch but the time was about 8 P.M.