1912 
April 4 
Fish Hawk 
CONCORD. 
First Fish Hawk. He appeared flying low over the 
river at 6.30 P.M., just as we were sitting down to supper. 
Heading straight for ray hawk pole rising above the flooded 
meadow on the Bedford shore, he alighted on it for an 
instant, no more than closing his great wings before spreahLing 
them again. Then he came towards us, low over the water until, 
at a distance of scarce ten yards, he wheeled directly in 
front of our window and made off up river. His near approach 
to a great flock of Fox Sparrows, feeding in the path in 
front of the cabin, sent them scurrying off in every direction. 
One flew against the window in its flight and was so 
stunned that it sat for many minutes in our little barberry 
bush, palpitating visibly. 
^The Fox Sparrows continue to increase about 
Fox Sparrows the cabin, attracted by the hemp, rape and millet seed 
and 
Juneos 
we throw out for them and by the shelter which the hill 
affords from the icy northerly winds. We counted 17 this 
morning and 34 about sunset this evening, all feeding to¬ 
gether in the path and on the banking in front of the 
cabin, with eleven Juncos. They sang at frequent inter¬ 
vals all through the day in the pines on the hillside, 
somethmes singly, sometimes two or three at once, giving 
Some 
us a delightfiuL serenade./ Of the Juncos joined in with 
their simple trills interspersed with the low liquid notes 
seldom heard at seasons other than this. 
Apparently there were no Phoebes about the hill 
to-day but I heard one singing in Pine Park. The Swallows 
seem to have wholly disappeared^] 
