Concord, Mass.
1912.
April 15
[April 15, 1912]

  Forenoon cloudy and foggy; afternoon sunny but hazy.
Dead calm all day. Air moist and warm.
  This has been a great bird day. From early morning to
late evening the still air has rung almost ceaselessly with
the delightful music of Robins, Red-wings, Song Sparrows,
Phoebes etc. From across the river came the songs of
a Fox Sparrow, a Meadow Lark, two Flickers, a Grass Finch,
& the cooing of a Dove. Hylas in full cry towards sunset
& Garden Toads trilling at 9 P.M.

Killdeer Plover

   At 2 P.M. Gilbert & I were standing in front of the
cabin when we heard the call of a Killdeer Plover in
the distance towards the north-east. Repeated every
second or two it came nearer & nearer until at
length the bird appeared over the eastern end of the 
hill. Just after passing it he turned slightly and
headed nearly eastward out over the middle of
Great Meadow, keeping straight on until lost to sight
in the distance. He was flying about 100 yards above
the flooded meadows & river & he kept calling as long