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Concord, Mass.
1913.
Aug. 26
to
Nov. 13
(No 42)

frequented the Run became so tame that he would stalk slowly
along a path only a few yards in front of me. Another (or perhaps
the same) in the berry Pasture remained for upwards of half an hour
in a thicket within thirty yards of where one of the men was
cutting down tall birches under my direction. When one of them
fell with a loud crashing of branches the bird would sometimes
chitter excitedly and walk on a few yards but he did not fly
until I finally made him do so. All the haunts of the Partridges
at the Farm constantly harbored Ring-necked Pheasants in
at least equal numbers. As far as I can ascertain none of
the former have as yet been driven away by the latter species.
There was less autumnal drumming of Partridges than usual
but I heard it not infrequently between October 3 and 22
and for the very last time on the latter date - oftenest at
the lower end of the run, in the time - honored plan.
At Ball's Hill there were at least three locally resident Partridges
one of which was almost as tame & confiding as the birds on the Farm.