Concord, Mass.
1912.
April 4
(No 2)
[April 4, 1912]

Fox Sparrows & Juncos

  The Fox Sparrows continue to increase about
the cabin attracted by the hemp, rape and millet
seed we throw out for them and by the shelter
which the hill affords from the icy northerly winds.
We counted 17 this morning and 34 about sunset
this evening, all feeding together in the path and
on the banking in front of the cabin, with eleven
Juncos. They sang at frequent intervals all through
the day in the pines on the hillside, sometimes
singly, sometimes two or three at once, giving us
a delightful serenade. Of the Juncos joined in with
their simple trills interspersed with the low liquid
notes seldom heard at seasons other than this.

Phoebees [Phoebes]
Swallows.

  Apparently there were no Phoebees [Phoebes] about the hill
to day but I heard one singing in Pine Park.
The swallows seem to have wholly disappeared.