MASS. (Middlesex Co.) 275 1876. March 23 Clear and a fine day with breezing N.W. wind. Broke early and drove out to take the 6.10 train for Concord on the Lowell road, but after putting up my horse in a livery stable, found upon going to the station that still travel was suspended beyond Lexington by reason of a bad "wash" in the road bed. Getting my horse I rode about the country till 11 A.M. when I took the p.m. train on the S. R.R. Arriving at Concord I ran across Charlie Richardson and prevailed on him to take a trip down river in his "birch" with me. We had a very pleasant paddle going down some three miles, but saw any little to shoot at, killing only a musk rat and a mearow mouse (N. Uvaria). The latter—like the former—was drowned out by the rise of the waters and was sitting on some floating debris among the brooms. Sank four druck two black (A. obscura) and two small gourd that I took to be hofswdytes cuneellatus but am not quite certain). I saw a single Collurio & very fine adult Buto linexus and a few Scoliorphages. Took the 5 P.M. train on the Lowell R.R. from the passage through having been completed nine o'clock, letting off at Arlington St. I walked cross country home. As I passed the low swamps the sun was just setting and I paused a moment to listen to the birds, but over the flooded meadows loud red wings flutched on [illegible] isolated bushes men rolling out thin rich gaturd notes.