Concord, Mass.
1910
Oct 31
[October 31, 1910]

  Brilliantly clear with light westerly winds. Early morning cold (20 [degrees])

Saw-whet Owl.

  We had a most interesting experience to-day with a Saw-whet.
H. W. Henshaw [Henry Wetherbee Henshaw] discovered it about 11 A.M. perched in a dead wild
apple tree in the Barrett Run within thirty yards of the wood road.
His attention was called to it by some Chickadees and Juncos
that were flitting close about it. They showed little or no excitement
and seemed to be merely curious about it, as was a Blue Jay
who approached it within a yard, apparently merely to have a good 
look at it. When H. [Henry] took us to the place some fifteen minutes
later all these birds had departed and the Owl was left in peace.
He was sitting in full sunshine in a rather open part of the 
wooded swamp about 4 feet above the ground. He seemed rather
alert and quite wide awake, keeping his eyes open most of the
time and frequently moving his head, occasionally directing his
gaze towards the ground as if watching for prey. We took
Purdie there at 11.30. The Owl was there still on the same perch.