Arrivals - Sayornis fuscus - one - Lincoln
MASS. (Middlesex Co.) [Middlesex County, Massachusetts] (Anas obscura - four - Belmont Mch 9 [March 9, 1876])
1876 Nesting of Bubo Virginianus -
D. caerulescens [Dendroica caerulescens] nests in Conn. [Connecticut] March 11 - 1876
(March 11 [March 11, 1876]) situated in the very top of the tree at a height
probably of 35 ft. [feet] Mr. F. [Abbott Frazar] went through these 
woods somewhat hurriedly early the present
week but could not discover the probable
this years nest though he did start the male
bird which was too shy to be shot. We
hunted through the whole place very
carefully but did not succeed in finding
either nest or birds. We started at least
a dozen different grouse. Returning
to the team we drove over to Shade
St. Lex. [Lexington], where we hunted again for
a nest as the owls used to haunt there
but without finding any signs of
them. Drove home by way of the willows
where F. saw four Anas obscura on the
9th [March 9, 1876]. I shot a single Sayornis fuscus and 
saw large flocks of Paserella iliaca [Passerella iliaca]: the
latter were however seen in numbers at
Newton on the 7th.
  March 14 [March 14, 1876] Was in town to day & dropping into Goodale's
got the following notes. Two woodcock were
flushed in Melrose, March 12 [March 12, 1876] by Chas. Keith an
experienced and trustworthy gunner. Goodale
informs me that he stuffed a cock Dec. 26 
1875 [December 26, 1875] which was killed in Waltham the day
previous. He has a fine female Circus Hud. [Circus hudsonius]
killed at Melrose Mch 7 [March 7, 1876] - and I bought an adlt [adult]
male of Mr. Joyce, which he killed at Acton
Mass. [Acton, Massachusetts] March 11th. H.B. Bailey had a [female] Dendroica
caerulescens sent him to day from Conn. [Connecticut] labelled 
as follows "Eastford Conn. [Eastford, Connecticut] June 6- 1874 [female] taken with
nest and 4 eggs" I examined the bird & one of the
eggs which was enclosed with the skin
[margin]Note In the stomach of the Circus I found remains of a song sparrow including bill feet wings etc.[/margin]