"[illegible] cry thro' thaloms, Mimius Cas., D and views 5th Canadensis 111" MASS. (Middlesex Co.) 1875. May 6 - 1875 Middley Co., Mass. May 6 discover within the bide nor their nest. Brown thrushes own singing everywhere. Saw the first snake of the season a Cobra Patrius. Bufo Vem commenced singing the night of May 3rd. While driving through the further end of Prospect St. on my way from Pawberry of [illegible] guail [illegible] walking through the bushes which fringed the road, and pulling up the horse when nearly abreast of them had the pleasure of counting ten of the beauties, as they filed past within literally reach of my whip. Seen out of the ten were hens and the prospect of a goodly hatch in that district is most favorable. Saw a patch of snow and ice today [illegible] several feet square: it was among some very thick cedars. Saw 2 & 3 Sitta Can. May 7 Rained hard all last night this forenoon clearing off bright at about 11. After dinner started up into the swamps and passed the whole of the afternoon reading about in them. Took 9 birds, a bittern, a fine pair of roses & a Virginia rail, a redwing's, and 4 Mel. Palustris. Visited my owl nest and found that the bird had deserted the hole though they had apparently been there since I robbed it; so two fresh jullett,