Concord, Mass.
1910
May 18-19
( No 3 )

Birds noted at Barrett farm just before it was sprayed.

Census of Birds at the Farm

  30. Melospiza melodia. One pair along lane, another in
garden at rear of house.
  31. Pipilo erythrophthalmus. A pair in thicket front of
house & in Berry pasture also.
  32. Hydemeles ludoviciana. One singing in orchard &
in trees along lane. Superb voice.
  33. Cyanospiza cyanea. A [male] singing in elms on lane
on both days.
  34. Dolichonyx orizivorus. A [male] singing in (Lawrence's) field
across the road from my house.
  35. Molothrus pecoris. One heard.
  36. Sturnella magna. One singing in (Lawrence's)
field just north of our hen house.
  37. Icterus galbula. Two males singing & flashing through
thin elm foliage in pursuit of a [female].
  38. Corvus americanus. Several flying about.
  39. Cyanocitta cristata. Heard in distance. (Bird on
nest in deep hollow, road to Bensen's)
  40. Tyrannus carolinensis. One in orchard front of farm
on May 18.
  41. Myiarchus crinitus. One in orchard front of farm;
very noisy. (Heard first May 12)
  42. Sayornis phoebe. [male] singing, [female] sitting on nest in
farm cellar (same nest as last year).
  43. Empidonax minimus. Pair in orchard at rear 
of house.