Concord Mass. Sept. 23 - 1874 least 500 Dins. pursuers flying into the swamps this evening Turdus Mig, is unusually abundant this season & swarms of them pass over at sunist heading for their roost in the swamps. Sept. 23 Clear & warm. Last night cold this falling to 37°, Rose early & took the 6.30 train for Concord When I met Jim by appointment and after a delay of a few minutes we took a team from the stable and started North from the town., Beat all that portion of our woodcock grounds, Peter Robbins mills Parker lot Melvins 2d. YC. with but poor success finding only 1 cock & about a dozen grouses. Jim bagged one of the latter and I shot not a single bird of any kind though I fired nine shots at grouse. Had a good tramp however I felt well paid for my trouble by several of those little pleasant episodes which always occur in a good day in the woods. At an time while beating up a little "bush" we heard a succession of loud screaming screams & shrieks as if a child was being subjected to the most diabolical torture. Then sounds were continued for several minutes until my curiosity induced me to go to the place, a hillside covered with large timber. Approaching cautiously I found a large flock of jays fluttering yetildy