14. Ring-neck Pheasant. One heard to crow thrice, 
apparently near the Coolidge 
piggery — still as populous 
and flourishing as of yore. 
15. Spotted Sandpiper. At least a dozen scattered 
along the bank of the river. 
16. Black Duck. A flock of 11 swimming in 
the river. We got within 
100 yards of them. All looked 
fully grown, Walter saw a 
flock of similar size there 
on wing yesterday. ______ 
Concord , The river is flowing jjust now through a wild-flower 
garden of exceeding beauty, extending on both sides from Ball’s 
Hill all the way to Carlisle bridge and beyond and made up 
of broad belts of white water lilies backed by narrower ones 
of purple-flowered pickerel-weed, with button bushes covered 
with creamy white blossom forming the background. I sailed 
almost to the bridge in a canoe this afternoon and was 
thrilled by the wonderful display of color. There were plenty 
(If Red-wings and Bobolinks wheeling in fl ccks over the 
marshes and clustering about the beds of wild rice, but I 
saw few other birds except Swallows, most of which were Barn 
Swallows. The only birds heard singing were Red-wings, Song 
Sparrows and Swamp Sparrows. The Veeries were wholly silent 
even after sunset. The two young Veeries in the nest by the 
path near the cabin which hatched a. week ago t-morrow are 
half grown and partly feathered. 
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