C. Stellaris [Cistothorus stellaris], B. Cassini [Brachystachys Cassini], Anthus Ludovic. [Anthus ludovicianus]
Trip to Concord Meadows
Oct 9 - 1875
Oct. 9 [October 9, 1875] Clear still and most lovely Autumn day
Rose early and meeting John Nesbitt by
appointment took the 7.10 train on the
Lowell road for W. Bedford [West Bedford] where we
got off and struck at once for the
Great meadows. Found the water altogether 
too high and almost despaired of seeing
any birds but finally after wading
across the meadow started four snipe
along the N. [northern] edge and N. [Nesbitt] bagged one of
them. I fired only two shots, both long ones
but killed two rails (P. Car) [Porzana carolina] both of
which Shot pointed. From here struck over
to Dam meadow where we started three
birds and killed them all. Two of these
last rose wild from the edge of a
pond of rain water in a ploughed
field, and with them, got up a pair
of Tringa maculata which got off unshot
at. Both the snipe dropped in tall
grass and gave us good shots and one
of them Shot pointed very handsomely.
These meadows were in prime condition
and we should have found more birds.
On the Great meadows saw large numbers
of Anthus Ludovic. [Anthus ludovicianus], and an osprey also
a marsh wren which I took to be C. Stellaris [Cistothorus stellaris]
Taking the 1 P.M. train home we got off
at Spy Pond and walked down across
the meadows. Did not start any birds
but I shot a fine fall specimen of C.
Stellaris [Cistothorus stellaris] and a Brachyotus Cassini [Brachyotus Cassinii]. The
latter was flushed by N. [Nesbitt] and came flying
over me. Scol. ferrugineus [Scolecophagus ferrugineus] abundant
everywhere. W.B. [William Brewster] Snipe 2, rail 2. J.N. [John Nesbitt] snipe 2