Birds of Concord: A Study in Population Trends

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This is the second of a series of faunal studies from areas of Massachusetts which are of exceptional interest for the variety and abundance of their bird-life and the excellence of the historic record. In every case the early records of William Brewster have been extracted from his diaries and journals in the possession of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. The bird-life of former decades can thus be excellently contrasted with the detailed studies of the present generation.

One of America's most influential ornithologists, Ludlow Griscom (1890-1959) ushered in the shift to modern birding with binoculars with his conviction that 'one need not shoot a bird to know what it was.'