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Concord, Mass.
1916
Aug.30
to
Nov. 4

Rusty Blackbirds.

  Rusty Blackbirds appeared oftener and more
numerously than they have for several seasons in the
recent past - although much less plentiful than during
still earlier years. I sometimes saw as many as ten
or a dozen together on wing but never more than three or
four at once in our corn field to which they resorted
thus sparingly, but almost daily, throughout October,
eating the kernels of sweet corn both before and after
they had become hard and shrivelled.

Fox Sparrows.

  Fox Sparrows were so deplorably scarce that I
met with them only thrice during the entire
autumn and noted no more than a single bird
on each of those occasions.

Blue Jays migrating.

  The south-bound flight of Blue Jays coming
from further north was exceptionally heavy this year.
Beginning about the middle of September if not somewhat