57.
Concord, Mass.
1913.
Aug. 26
to
Nov. 13
(No. 8)

13. Sitta carolinensis. - A frequent but by no means daily visitor to the
big elms that shade our farmhouse. Sometimes one but
oftener two birds appeared, usually not long after sunrise. When
two came they were invariably [male] & [female] & I thought the mated pair
that regularly breeds there. On November 6 [November 6, 1913] I saw three together
but that was in the Run. I occasionally saw or heard one
near Bensen's or at Ball's Hill or in Pulpit Rock woods.

14. Sitta canadensis. - To the large elms about our house came also this
species of Nuthatch, less frequently, however, than the other
kind. I first noted it here on August 31 [August 31, 1913], oftenest after
that during September and but once in October (22nd) [October 22, 1913].
On November 6 [November 6, 1913] & 11 [November 11, 1913] I heard it call in Birch Field and
on September 24 [September 24, 1913] I saw a [female] on Pine Hill. Quite evidently
there was but a light incursion of the species this autumn.

15. Certhia f. americana. - Arrived September 21 [September 21, 1913]. During October & early November I was
usually able to find one bird in Pulpit Rock woods
whenever I went there & another was occasionally
met with on or near Ball's Hill.

16. Troglodytes aedon. - August 30 - September 28. Seen or heard
very frequently in stone walls and thickets bordering the lane in
front of the farm house & in the Berry Pasture. There may have
been several birds haunting these places but not more than one
was certainly noted. No doubt it (or they) had lingered there since
the close of the breeding season. For the most part it (or they)
merely chattered & scolded when disturbed but sotto voce
singing of a very sweet if faint quality was indulged in
on Sept. 4, [September 4, 1913] 5 [September 5, 1913] and 6 [September 6, 1913].