June 3 - 1874 Wattham Woodcock v young him a short distance when he suddenly flew into a half finished fust and settled down as if sitting on eggs. While forcing my way through some thick bushes at the head of the run I flushed a very large woodcock directly under my feet; she flew about ten paces down dropping, commenced to beat the ground with her wings, & uttering a whining quizz like a young puppy. Looking carefully among the leaves I soon discovered a young bird, about the size of a smoky fratched Chicken spotted among the leaves; it allowed me to grasp it with my hand before moving but no sooner was it caught than it set up a clattering peeping which immediately startled up three others, which fluttered off at a great pace, spreading their feicinant wings like so many ostriches, & likewise peeping loudly. The old bird now came running pretty on the ground but would not approach nearer than two rods through the shrub much concerned. Following my path timbered with he started off after his fellows & I left them. Heard two songs which were new to me, but may have been been abnormal notes of Common Birds. Saw a Buteo Pennsylvanicus, two distinctly for any possible doubt of identity.