Concord, Mass.
1914.
March 20-31
(No 3)

Inrush of Robins migrating by day

my ears coming from far & near in every direction,
throughout open farm lands and orchards. I cannot
remember ever before noting greater numbers of either
species anywhere in the course of a single day.
The inrush of Robins was equally great and in
some respects especially interesting. They began to
appear about 7 A.M. and continued to come at
frequent intervals for the next two hours, mostly in
parties of 5 or 6 although I saw 15 in one flock
and 29 or 30 in an other. Almost all seemed to be 
working northward by short flights. Some pitched
down into our apple trees or elms from a considerable
height & after resting awhile mounted again into
the air to resume their journeyings. Most had
disappeared by noon but a few remained until sunset
singing gloriously then as well as early in the