Middlesex Co., Mass. [Middlesex County, Massachusetts]
1874
Aeg. linaria [Aegiothus linaria] was again noted. The
immigration of the sparrows D. coronata [Dendroica coronata],
 Scol. ferrugineus [Scolecophagus ferrugineus] and Siala sialis is
still at its height. Have seen no
D. striata [Dendroica striata] for several days and think
they have passed by. [?] single Am.
caudacutus [Ammodramus caudacutus] in the lower swamp &
now believe that it of regular occurrence
on our fresh water meadows. The
appearance of Rallus Vir. [Rallus virginianus] at so late
a date is of especial interest: they
must be migrants from the N. [north] as
I am convinced that there have been
none in the swamps during the past
month. No ducks on the pond this
morning as I am informed by one
who was on the ground at daylight.
The leaves in the maple swamps are
 now all down and Pout pond lately
so beautiful looks as dear as in
November.
  Oct. 21 [October 21, 1974] Cloudy with showers in A.M. clearing off beautifully by noon. Had an engage-
ment to shoot quail with Nesbitt & the
Taylor brothers but the latter failing to
appear started at 7 with N. alone; we were
however driven back by the rain & returned
to dinner. At 2 P.M. made another
start and put up my horse at Brown's.
Beat up the "Cotton run" and near its
head Dart found a large bevy in a
swamp & of these [?] each killed a
bird. Leaving them Dart "roaded" &