Concord, Mass.
1909.
March 23
(No 2)
  When I reached the Ritchie place about 9 o'clock
this morning I was surprised to see a Crow Blackbird
flying across the large open field. It alighted among
some maples on the edge of the woods where, as I
soon found, it had joined seven other birds of
the same species. There were five males and three
females. As I approached them they flew first
into an apple tree and next into the grove of
red pines where they remained for some time, the
males uttering their creaking notes occasionally. I rarely
see a flock of these Blackbirds here, especially in spring.
Flock of Bronzed Grackles at Ritchie place
  Chickadees were singing rather freely this
morning. I heard no less than three at one time,
in Birch Field, a rather unusual experience. There
were at least two others in the Run. They stick
closely to sheltered woods, this rough weather.
3 Chickadees giving phoebee note at same time, near together.