Robins not 
ro m ing yet 
Red-eyed 
Vireos 
this neighborhood. There were no Robins flying into the 
birch swamp on the Assabet last evening and I have seen 
none passing over any of the places where I have been at 
sunset of late. In fact I am quite certain that the birds 
of this neighborhood are still roosting singly in the trees 
near their nests. They come in great numbers every day 
to a cherry tree behind the house. Some of them take the 
cherries off in their bills, perhaps to distant nests with 
young, others swallow them whole although they (the cherries) 
are of large size. 
Red-eyed Vireos were strangely silent during June, 
although I saw as many as usual but now I hear them singing 
everywhere. 
Meadow rue now ma,kes a. fine show along the river 
banks and Eupatorium (Thoroughwort) is out in a few places. 
The white lilies are past their prime although still abundant 
I see the small Snapping and Musk Tortoises out in 
great numbers on the branches of trees and bushes during 
T ortoises the h°t hours of the day but the Painted Tortoises do not 
how leave the water until a little before sunset. The large 
Mud Tortoise^ never crawls out to'bask in the sun so far 
as I can learn.* * I see one or two daily in the water, 
thrusting their heads out warily and then sinking out of 
sight. 
*1 afterwards saw one on a floating board, apparently \ 
11 sunning" . (This was on July 31st). 
