Middlesex Co., Mass. [Middlesex County, Massachusetts]
1874
Oct. 30 [October 30, 1874] and well as ever from among the
tussocks and soar up over the alders
with his loud shrill whistle until
my charge brought him broken winged
to the earth. Picking him up I
was admiring his beautiful plumage
and bright hazel eye when he struck
the air forcibly several times with
his uninjured wing producing
at each blow a note of the characteristic
whistle, and producing it indisputably
with his wing. This latter occurrence
I have witnessed before but have
never I believe recorded it. The migra-
tion of sparrows warblers etc. has nearly 
entirely passed. P. iliaca [Passerella Iliaca] is however
with us in moderate numbers (they
are very scarce this year) and a
few D. coronata [Dendroica coronata] are still left. Turdus
Pallasii still frequent. W. B. [Willam Brewster] grouse 1
woodcock 1. [delete]Saw 4 Nyc. gardeni [Nyctiardea gardeni] in Prof. Lowel's place[/delete]
Oct. 31 [October 31, 1874] Clear and warm. Spent the day
working on the birds shot yesterday.
Late in P.M. took a walk up to
Mt. Auburn and while returning around
the back side of Prof. Lowell's place
i was rather surprised to see four Nyctiardea
Gardenii fly out of some large pines near
the road. I think it has been a regular 
haunt of theirs through the autumn
as I have heard their cries on several
occasions after sunset proceeding
from the same spot.