CONCORD. 
Sunrise at Leejs Cliff. 
Robins were singing at day-break. They were closely 
followed by Sv/amp Sparrov/s and next by a Cat-bird. I arose 
just as the sun was appearing over the hill to the east. It 
was one of those brilliant mornings which seem too perfect 
to be real and indeed, when I looked out over the bay, I 
rubbed my eyes to make sure that I was awake, for in place of 
the water was what seemed to be a level plain of spotless 
snow. It was, of course, fog lying close to the water and 
nowhere encroaching on the shore even where this was meadow. 
A little later when a light air started from the earth the 
wintry effect was heightened,for the fog began driving across 
the Bay just as the drifting snow drives. I have rarely 
seen anything more beautiful. Just before sunrise there w r as 
a grand chorus of Red-eyes rolling all around the wooded 
shores, jit seemed as if dozens were singing at once; there 
were no other bird voices at this time, but a little later 
I heard Robins, Veeries, a Cat-bird, a Pine, Chestnut-sided, 
and Black-throated Green Warbler, a Black and White Creeper, 
a Chickadee, a Solitary Vireo, Swamp, Song and Chipping 
Sparrows, and a Field Sparrow. As far as the specie's just 
named are concerned, the singing was quite equal to that 
of early June but I missed the voice of the Oven-bird and 
Tanager and there was only one Red-wing singing. I suppose 
the last-named species was not really present in any mui^bers^ 
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