CONCORD 
Ball's Hill. 
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[To Ball's Hill at 11 A. M. in my "Stella Maris", 
sailing practically the entire way. The day was Indian 
summer-like and yellow butterflies and dragon-flies were 
Butterflies 
out in considerable numbers, the former about hawkweed 
blossoms in the fields, the latter over the river. All the 
and 
pickerel weed has been killed by the late frosts, giving the 
Dragon-flies 
margin of the river a blighted, dreary aspect. Many of the 
button bushes have already shed their leaves and those 
Effects of 
frosts 
of some of the willows seem to have been frozen on the trees 
presenting a conspicuously wrinkled or dried-up appearance and 
emitting strongly the odor peculiar to willow leaves. The 
Painted Tortoises were out of water on logs, etc., sunning, 
Tortoises 
but not in great numbers. I have not seen a Snapping Tortoise, 
either large or small, for several days and I think not for 
two weeks. 
Tree Toad 
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A Tree Toad, uttering the usual croaking chirrup near 
Hunt's Landing as I sailed past. It gave it three or four 
times with brief pauses and then stopped. I have not heard 
this more than three or four times since the Toads ceased 
singing so suddenly in midsummer. They do not apparently 
call much oftener in autumn than do the Leopard Frogs. I hear 
s 
Hylas 
the Pickering's Hyla every fine warm day still; sometimes 
in the meadows.] 
