Nests of Buteo lineatus, Circus Hudsonius, Parus atricapillus,
Spiz. pusilla [Spizella pusilla], S. socialis [Spizella socialis], Turdus mustelinus, Mimus Carolinensis
Mass. (Middlesex Co.) [Middlesex County, Massachusetts]
1875. May 24-1875
May 24 [May 24,1875] Clear and very hot with S. [south] wind. Rose at
5 A.M. and had Charles drive me up
to the pine hill above Lawrence's in Waltham.
From there struck over to Rock meadow
and thence down to the hill in Waverley
when Charles took me up again at 1.
Shot 13 birds the best E. flaviventris [Empidonax flaviventris] [male],
H. chrysoptera [Helminthophila chrysoptera] 1 [male], My. Canadensis [Myiodioctes canadensis] [male], Py.
rubra [Pyranga rubra] [male], Guiraca Ludovic. [Guiraca ludoviciana] 2 [males]. Had 
great luck on eggs taking a nest of Parus 
atri. [Parus atricapillus] 6 fresh, Spiz. pusilla [Spizella pusilla] 4 do. [fresh], S. socialis [Spizella socialis]
4 do [fresh], Mimus Car. [Mimus carolinensis] 5 do. [fresh]. Also found & left
nest of T. mustelinus [Turdus mustelinus] (in cedar tree) 1 egg)
Carp. purpureus [Carpodacus purpureus] nest just finished.
Found a large nest in the fork of a
tall oak and climbing up a neighboring
tree I was much surprised to see a
very fine adlt. [adult] Buteo lineatus sitting
thereon (the nest). When at length she saw
me she hopped up on the edge of her
eyre [eyrie] looked at me a minute then
flapped to the nearest limb, took another
good look and sailing out over my
head screamed at me with the usual
que-eo, que-eo [delete]and[/delete] in [delete]the[/delete] more piercing
tones I thought than when given at other
seasons. Not being able to see into the
nest I descended but when I appeared
erect upon the ground the old hawk
sheered off out of gun range as though
now for the first time fairly recognizing
its most deadly enemy. This bird was
I think the [male] and had remained 
on the nest all the time I was walking
around under it before climbing the