September 22, 1771

Posted by sydney on Sep 22nd, 1771

Swallows abound.  Tops of the beeches are fringed with yellow.  This morning the swallows rendezvoused in a neighbour’s wallnut tree.  At the dawn of the day they arose altogether in infinite numbers occasioning such a rushing with the strokes of their wings as might be heard to a considerable distance.  *Since that no flock has appeared, only some late broods, & stragglers.

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