Arrivals Petrochelidon lunifrons - 1 [male] Concord (W.B. [William Brewster])
MASS. (Middlesex Co.) [Middlesex County, Massachusetts] Gambetta melanoleuca - 2 [males] [Concord William Brewster]
1876.
Tuesday
May 2 [May 2, 1876] Clear with high N. [North] wind. Rose early and
took the train to Concord. Got Jim's boat at
Buttricks and started down river. Landed
about the middle of the Great meadows and
started to beat for snipe when I espied two
Gambetta melanoleuca feeding on the edge 
of a pool. Calling in the dog I walked up
(for there was no cover) to within 30 yds. and
killed both at a shot. They were in fine spring
plumage and proved on dissection to be both
males. Beat the rest of the way down
without moving anything but returning
to the boat "Shot" started off up the meadow
and came to a fine point. Hurrying up to
him I started about ten snipe that were
lying around him, killing one and
missing two more. Afterwards put up
three more near the same place killing
two and missing one. Shot also a Petrochelidon
lunifrons and two H. horreorum [Hirundo horreorum]. Starting
again down river I rowed to below Balls
hill where I took lunch in a pretty little
sunny nook. Saw nothing here excepting
a Pandion Carolinensis and numerous
D. coronata [Dendroica coronata] et palmarum [Dendroica palmarum]. Returning to the
snipe meadow Shot found and pointed
handsomely two more birds both of which
I killed. Here I also shot a crow at quite
long range. Reaching Buttricks at 3.30 I
started for the depot but when crossing the
"red bridge" Shot ran out into the meadow
and pointed a snipe which after firing
three times at with No. 3 shot I bagged.
Saw three gray squirrels.
Bag of W. B. [William Brewster] snipe 6 - win. yellow legs [winter yellow-leg] 2