Concord, Mass.
1907
April 9
(No 2)
  It was not necessary to go far afield today
to see and hear very many spring birds. Despite the 
storm - or rather because of it - they came about the 
cabin in numbers which I have never known
equaled here before at this season. The high, wooded
ridge of Ball's Hill formed an almost perfect wind
break and we kept two small areas within a few
yards of our windows clear of snow and supplied
with quantities of hemp seed, sun-flower seed and
bread and cracker crumbs. The news must have
been spread far and wide in Sparrow language
that there was snug shelter and abundant food
under the lea of Ball's Hill for thither came
Fox Sparrows and Juncos in ever increasing numbers
until by noon the place literally swarmed with
them. With them came a few Song & Tree Sparrows
a dozen or more Robins, a Hermit Thrush and
an extremely forlorn-looking male Bluebird.
We could do nothing, of course, to entertain the
three species last named but all the seed eating
birds were given such a feast as they probably
do not often enjoy even in the best of times.
I am bound to say that they made the most
of it and that they seemed glad to show
such appreciation of our hospitality as lay in
their power. There they ate steadily and 
unceasingly from morning to night
equally equally without cessation from sunrise
to evening twilight and as the day wore on
they gained more and more confidence in
us until they finally became almost as confiding
Extraordinary numbers of Fox Sparrows & Juncos about the cabin at Ball's Hill