Concord, 
1892 
May 23 
lit is said that four inches of rain have fallen 
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during the past three days of which one inch fell last nighti 
A heavy 
rain 
storm 
The river this morning was out of its hanks and by night the 
Mill Brook meadow and all the lower portions of the Great 
Meadows were flooded, the wa.ter having reached nearly the 
highest point to which it has risen this yearn 
Ball* s Hill I started for Ball's Hill at 9 A. M., paddling 
Great Blue 
Heron 
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down in a steady driving rain against a N. E. wind. Saw few 
small birds but the Bobolinks were singing in spite of the 
dismal weather. Red-wings are, and have been for a week or 
more, comparatively scarce at least along the river, I saw 
scarce thirty to-day and of these more than half were 
females. I do not understand it. One thing is sure, viz: 
they have not been shot. Was surprised to start a Great Blue 
Heron from Mrs. Barrett's meadow where it was standing knee- 
deep in the water as I came around the bend above. It was 
in immature plumage and doubtless a .< . bird. It flew 
from nearly the same spot as I passed on my way homeward at 
evening. In the morning I also started a Night Heron from 
this same meadow. Small birds were swarming at Ball’s Hill/,., • 
i_the majority being Yellow-throats with a few Canadian 
Warblers, one Wilson’s Black- cap, one Black-poll, three or 
four Yellow-rumps, one White-throated Sparrow, several Water 
Thrushes, and many Yellow Warblers, Cat-Birds, Brown Thrashers, 
Wilson's Thrushes, etCjJ A silent, drenched, forlorn-looking 
Carolina 
Doves 
Wood Pewee was perched on the little oak in front of my cabin, 
catching flies. The Carolina Doves were in their favorite 
