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the base of the mountain, over the road, heard (and saw), at the same
place where I heard him the evening before, a splendid rose-breasted
grosbeak singing. I had before mistaken him at first for a tanager,
then for a red-eye, but was not satisfied; but now, with my glass, I
distinguished him sitting quite still, high above the road at the
entrance of the mountain-path in the deep woods, and singing steadily
for twenty minutes. It was remarkable for sitting so still and where
yesterday. It was much richer and sweeter and, I think, more powerful
than the note of the tanager or red-eye . It had not the hoarseness of
the tanager, and more sweetness and fullness than the red-eye. July 15, 1858 Other Entries October 29 November 1 November 6 November 10 November 11 November 14 November 20 November 27 December 6 December 16 January 7 February 21 February 25 March 1 March 7 March 11 March 19 April 3 May 1 May 3 May 9 May 10 May 19 May 20 May 24 May 26 May 27 May 29 May 31 June 3 June 9 June 10 June 11 June 14 June 16 July 4 |