Concord, Mass.
1910.
June 25
(No 4)
[June 25, 1910]

Observations on the "Kicker"

more than twice during any one utterance of the
song, in the earlier years. Although I have just 
characterised it as a "squealing" cry it is
so cheeky and bright in quality as to be almost
musical especially when heard very near at hand
as it was repeatedly tonight. At a considerable
distance it was sometimes so faint as to be nearly
inaudible when the kic - kics came distinctly to
our ears; whereas the reverse of this occasionally
happened, ie we heard the kic - kics but very
imperfectly and the squealing queah very plainly,
both notes being evidently given at the same time
by the same bird. That a bird of some kind
was the author of these sounds we all felt
convinced this evening (Dr. Tyler hearing them for the
first time. The bird near us apparently moved his