Concord Mass. Sept. 24 - 1874 about a thick white pine from which the sounds proceeded & when within about 100 yds was immense owl, the largest I think that I can saw started from the tree and flew around me through the woods striking the branches at intervals with its wings and producing so loud a noise that I heard it long after the bird had passed out of sight. What the Species was I cannot imagine: it looked larger than the biggest eagle. Reached the town by 6 P.M. spent the evening talking with Jim, Dan & I also dropped in for a half hour or so. Sept. 24 Char and not quite so warm as yesterday Started off immediately after breakfast on foot striking East. Struck first into "Halls" where we put up 7 cock and bagged three of them with a snipe grouse which I shot off a brick kind, Matt beat the causeway team"I bagging another grouse in very thick cover. Then crossed over to the school house place where we put up a covey of 6 dozen grouse & one cock bagging the latter. Last of all we beat "Daw meadows" putting up three cock one of which I killed. Total W.P. 3 cock & 2 grouse J.C.M. 2 cock. Reached the town by 7 P.M. pretty well fagged out.