Concord, Mass.
1912.
April 6
[April 6, 1912]

Marked increase of Ducks in Concord River.

  Without question the wise law passed two
years ago protecting Massachusetts wild fowl after Jan. 1
is resulting in a very considerable increase of these birds
in Concord River. During the past week I have seen
more Ducks near Ball's Hill than I have noted there
for years. This evening I saw a flock of 18 Golden eyes
circle and alight close to another flock of 6 which
were already in the water near the middle of Great
Meadow. George Holden reports shooting 15 Black Ducks
in Bedford Swamp on the 4th. Smith O. Dexter
tells me that some Concord boys who camped for a
few days at Fairhaven Bay about a week ago have
assured him that it was frequented by "hundreds
of ducks of different kinds" during their stay.
No doubt this statement was more or less in the nature
of exaggeration but probably there were really very many birds.