Bethel, Maine.
1903
June 5
  Cloudless but intensely smoky. The sun, looking like a
firy red ball suspended in the heavens, cast neither shadow 
nor sunshine. In fact the general effect was that of a dark,
cloudy day. There was almost no wind & the air was oppressively dense.
  My morning walk was to Lucy Larcom's Ledge. In the
village I heard about three Orioles, two Warbling & one Red-eyed
Vireos, two or three Purple-Finches, at least six or eight Least Flycatchers,
a Wood Pewee, & several Robins & Chippies. There are apparently no Yellow Warblers there.
I was surprised to see a Solitary Bronzed Grackle in some tall
trees just beyond the post office. It was a big male with a 
fine "boat" tail. I know of no colony of theses birds near here.
Bronzed Grackle
  On the intervale beyond the railroad I found Bobolinks
in considerable numbers, Bluebirds common enough and Bank
Swallows in swarms skimming about everywhere over the level
fields. I saw only a Grass Finch & heard but one Savanna
Sparrow. Least Flycatchers were chebec ing in the tree about my
farm house. I heard one Yellow Warbler singing among some
bushes on the banks of a creek, & a Black & Yellow Warbler
in pasture spruces on a steep hillside. A Warbling Vireo
was in full song among some tall maples on the further
bank of the Androscoggin.
  Black-poll Warblers appeared to be rather numerous
for I heard no less than five males, one in the
village, the others in maples & elms on the intervale.
All were of course migrants on their way further north
as must also have been a Yellow-billed Flycatcher
which was calling pe-e in some willows near a creek.
Goldfinches wee common everywhere. I heard no
Orioles after leaving the village.
Black-poll Warblers