CONCORD 
1899 
April 14 
Birds alone: 
the river 
V/ilson* s 
Shine 
Red-necked 
Grebe 
r .10 
iReturned to Concord by the 9 /A. M. train and spent 
the day down river, dining at the cabin and visiting the 
Barrett farm in the afternoon. Sailed across the meadows 
both going and returning. 
A Purple Finch in full song near the house,(a) 
flock of 7 Tree Sparrows (one singing) on Honeysuckle Island, 
two Kingfishers, (a)flock of 20 White-bellied Swallows on 
the meadows, three Flickers shouting, three Bluebirds singing, 
about 18 Robins, two or three Phoebes, and a fair number of 
Song Sparrows. A Swamp Sparrow seen in front of the cabin 
by Gilbert, 12 Black Ducks and 5 Gooseanders in Bedford Swamp 
by Herbert Holden. 
In the open, tussocky, springy run which empties 
into the meadow east of Dakin's Hill I flushed two Wilson's 
Snipe early this afternoon. George Holden tells me that 
he saw one in the same place about a week ago7] 
As I was paddling out into Great Meadows at about 
5 P. M., I saw what I took to be a large Duck floating on 
the water near the bend of Beaver Dam Rapid. On getting 
nearer I made it out to be a Red-necked Grebe, the first I 
have ever found here. It was preening its feathers and paid 
no attention to me until I was within about 80 yards when 
it stretched up its long, slender neck: and a moment later 
took wing, rising heavily like a Loon. It circled low over 
the meadows, flying very swiftly with its neck extended 
