Robins 
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Two Robins were singing freely near Ball's Hill 
this morning a little before sunrise; one to the westward, 
the other on the Bedford shore. Just before sunset 
another paid me a visit at the cabin, hopping fearlessly 
about on the path within ten yards of the door, picking 
up and eating several small worms. I am very sure that 
this was the bird that nested in the oak near the cabin 
last summer. No other Robins besides those that were seen 
White- 
to-day. 
There were at least five White-bellied Swallows on 
bellied 
the river to-day, three in one lot, two in another. We 
Swallows 
saw them several times, flying about over the water. They 
seemed to follow the river from Davis's Hill to Carlisle 
Bridge and to return over the fields. When did they arrive? 
I saw only one yesterday. 
Sons 
Song Sparrows were generally distributed but it is 
Sparrows 
evident that not nearly all of our summer birds have yet 
Grass 
arrived. 
We found three Grass Finches in Lawrence's field. 
Finches 
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running about among some weeds. When approached they would 
skulk off, running very rapidly, following the furrows and 
depressions and keeping behind clods and bunches of grass. 
If followed, they quickly became tired and,stopping, 
crouched and remained perfectly still, until finding this 
ruse of no avail, they would fly to the nearest tree for 
refuge. Their generally gray coloring and striped backs 
gave them a close resemblance to Ipswich Sparrows. 
