Arrival of T. Pallasi [Turdus Pallasi]
MASS. (Middlesex Co.) [Middlesex County, Massachusetts] Summer res. [residents] & early migrants still with us. 
1876.
Wednesday 
Oct. 4 [October 4, 1876] Clear and warm with S.W. wind [southwest]. Did not
go out yesterday at all though the weather was
very fine. This morning started off alone and 
drove down to Hall's where I went through
the woodcock ground hastily without starting 
any birds. Had the same poor success
at "round hill" and "the shool house piece"
but on the way home I tried the alder
corner in front of Halls and put up
a partridge which lit on a pine limb
within a few yards of me. I took fair
aim at it as it sat on the limb but most
unaccountably missed it. Following it up,
"Smuggler" ran into it and drove it 
by me when I killed it. 
After dinner had my horse harnessed,
& again drove down the turnpike to "Halls"
this time leaving my dog at home
and taking some collecting charges. 
Shot 12 birds, the best D. caerulescens [Dendroica caerulescens] 2 [males],
D. palmarum [Dendroica palmarum] 1; & H. ruficapilla [Helminthophila ruficapilla] 1
The woods were very still not a breath
of air stirring. Far and near could be 
heard rustling of leaves & occasionally the 
light pat of a dropping acorn. I ascertained
that most of the former noises were
occasioned by chip squirrels which seemed 
to be out in force. Small birds were
excessively numerous. I saw D. caerulescens [Dendroica caerulescens]
2 [males] 1 [female]. D. striata [Dendroica striata] a few, D. palmarum [Dendroica palmarum] a few.
Parula Am. [Parula americana] 1; Hel. ruficapilla [Helminthophila ruficapilla] 1; Zon, albicol. [Zonotrichia albicollis]
numbers; Har. rufus [Harporhynchus rufus] several; Mimus
carolinensis several, Mel. palustris [Melospiza palustris] a
number in old weed field. Spiz. pusilla [Spizella pusilla]
numbers. Only arrival was T. pallasi [Turdus Pallasi] in numbers