 Naushon Island, Mass.
1901.
May 26
(No 2)
exquisitely harmonizing soft browns, grays and subdued
purplish tints with bright greens in sheltered hollows where
there were patches of grass.
  The woods at the northern end of the island are similar
to those of the central portions which I described in
my journal last year. Everywhere birches abounded and
many of these trees, as well as the oaks, were of large
size and extraordinary spread of branches. As in 1900
I was constantly reminded of the English woods of 
Robin Hood's time (as we picture the latter in imagination)
There is simply no undergrowth anywhere nor any herbaceous
plants all the lowly growths being kept close-cropped
by the Deer & Sheep. On the tops of some high boulders,
which neither of these animals can climb, we found,
however, several large and very luxuriant patches of rock
fern as well as a quantity of sarsparilla plants 
and in dense thickets of huckleberry bushes in the open
were many enormous star flowers and a few violets.
The whole island swarmed with birds although the
number of species was small. I saw most of those
noted last year as well as a few additional ones.
A full list will be given at the close of this narration.
On our return we passed a large fresh-water pond
(fully as large as Sandy Pond in Lincoln) the shores
of which were in most places densely wooded. It
is said to be the resort of numerous Black Ducks
in autumn & early spring but the only bird of any
kind that was floating on its dark blue, ruffled water
to-day was an old male White-winged Scoter.
In the afternoon we walked nearly to the extreme
E. end of the island passing through alternating patches
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