Concord, Mass.
1909
May 20
(No 2)
  About 7 A.M. I heard the flight call of Greater Yellow legs
and looking out over the river saw ten of these fine birds
flying low over the marshes towards the eastward. They
were divided into two bunches of five each but these were
only a few rods apart. Two hours later Gilbert started five large
Yellow-legs from a muddy place on the edge of our boat canal.
Yellow-legs
  As I was taking a walk with our Irish Terrier, Larry,
this afternoon he started four young Cotton-tail Rabbits about
one quarter grown. I saw them spring up from the ground among
some maples, all at once & from apparently the same spot.
They made off in different directions but so slowly that the 
dog quickly overtook & bit at least three of them & so badly
that I fear they cannot recover. When caught they squealed
shrilly very like rats. Two after being bitten crouched flat
on the ground, evidently in the hope of escaping further observation.
They were well furred & their eyes were wide open.
Young Cotton tails