Birds attracted loy herap and grass seed. 



Concord, I/iass. 



1893. Heavy rain during the night changing to damp snow aoout 



li'Iarch 51. da3n)realv the egew storm continuing through the forenoon with 



a strong, chilly north v^ind. By noon the snow covered the 



ground to a depth of two or three inches over the fields and 



in the woods but along the river bau-^ks and on the slope in 



front of the cabin it melted as fast as it fell. The broad 



space of bare, brown earth in front of our door, covered with 



hemp and grass seed, attracted axi unusual variety of birds 



which kept increasing in numbers as the day wore on until by 



noon I had noted the follot^ing :- 



Robin- two constantly present; a flocls. of twelve paid a 

 brief visit. 



Pox Sparrow- four, one of the males singing freely. 

 Song " - five or six. 



Tree " - six (these are the first that have visited 



the seed bed^. 

 Swamp " - one. 



Junco- three at first others later until fifteen were 



assembled. 

 Purple Pinch- one in full song. 



Phoebe- one flying down to the grouiid like a Bluebird. 

 Chickadee- a pair at the meat bone. 



Downy Woodpecker-" " " " " " 



