1875. Sept. 18 Clear and cold with high N.W. wind. Took the 11.10 train to Concord and met Jim on the cars we five immediately set out in his team which awaited us at the station. First we took a turn on the "Great meadows" Jim having heard that some birds had come in, but in a hasty beat we flushed only one which shot found and pointed heading, and which fell to my 20' barrel. getting into the wagon again we drove for the North ground and beat the Parker lot etc without seeing anything except a covey of 5 grouse which Jim started wild. Nelson gun also drew blank but on the birch hillside above we put up a small woodcock which I killed, and still further on a very large one which I also fell to my first barrel. This latter bird lay among thick odus in a wet slm; both men shouting loudly, and only the first whistled as he rose. I shot also 2 g.y. Cy. cyanus in fall pt. and saw four or five Ypsammi Carolinensis, and a few each Ampelis cedrorum. I also saw a Trochilus colubis about the 15th but I cannot remember the precise date. Vireo flavifrons has I think left at least I have not seen any for several days.