Concord, Mass.
Ball's hill.
1900.
June 27
  Clear & hot with strong S.W. wind and
thunder muttering in the distance in P.M.
  Gilbert and I went to Concord by the
early morning train. I spent most of the forenoon
in the woods on the W. Bedford Shore. There were
a good many birds singing there - Redstarts, Chestnut-
sided Warblers, Cat birds, Red-eyed Vireos, Veerys etc.
A Quail was whistling in the distance & Pat told 
me that Arnold found its nest with 17 eggs, in 
his orchard, last week. Pat also says that he
came on a brood of young Partridges on the
W. Bedford Shore a few days ago. I started an
old cock bird there this forenoon.
Quail's nest,
17 eggs
  Another piece of interesting news is that 
a Deer has been seen twice lately by Pat, once
at Davis's Hill last Sunday. I found its tracks
in the sandy cart road on Pine Ridge this
afternoon. They looked like those of a three year
old buck. The animal had walked slowly
nearly the entire length of the road where it
passes over the crest of the ridge.
A Deer
at Ball's &
Davis's Hills
  It was as hot as a furnace in the woods 
this afternoon but birds were singing quite freely
nevertheless. I heard only the common kinds,
Chestnut-sided, Pine & Black-throated Green Warblers,
Redstarts, Wilson's Thrushes, a Song Sparrow, a
Grass Finch (in Pine Park), a Tanager, a Wood Pewee
and at least four or five Red-eyes.
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