200 Concord May 30 - 1874 Sandy found leaning on me the road I got out and tried to shoot him but after firing over at him on the wing & another trim at a clod of earth through mistake, I had to gin it up; when within a few rods a chick may or plainly heard, occasionally interpolated between the syllables, and once we heard him give a succession of about a dozen very loud chicks without singing at all. Between Waltham & Wineston we had a number of quail and I should judge it might be a good country for them in Oct. (Heard the bit whit of th 8 May 28 for first time) After a good supper at the Middlesex we traveled down Monument St. down as far as S. Birds's barn, enjoying the still moonlight night & listening to the whip-poor-will. Returning to the hotel I found Reed whom I met there last winter and talked a half hour or more with him. May 30 War and very warm. Getting an early breakfast we started for home at about 7. Stopped first at the meadow near Bacchus where we quickly discovered a cot. Slowly arising from a tall mud stalk & shooting him.