Concord.
Wea. [Weather] Sat. [Saturday] May 11, 1901 Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clearing, warmer. Wind S.W. [southwest].
  After breakfast walked to Davis's Hill
with Purdie & Lothrop. Very few
birds seen or heard & no new ones.
They are coming slowly, by driblets -
the early May birds. Purdie & 
Lothrop left by 9.45 A.M. train.
  Spent day near cabin.
  Geo. V. Leverett arrived by 5.30 P.M. train.
Took short walk before supper.
Wea. [Weather] Sunday 12 [May 12, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudless, rather warm, with light, cool
W. [west] wind. A perfect May day.
  Arrivals Swainson's Thrush 1 Bicknell's do [Bicknell's Thrush] 1,
Golden w. Warbler [Golden-winged Warbler] [male] [in full song], Blackburnian W. [Blackburnian Warbler] 2 [in full song],
Paridge's [Partridge's] nest 10 eggs (Davis Hill)
  Off whole A.M. with Mr. Leverett - to Davis's Hill, 
Prescotts Pines, Lawrences' Pines & Barrett Farm.
Returning found Emmerson's with Miss Child.
Another walk to Holden Hill at evening.
Birds sang freely all A.M. Almost dead
silence at evening. Mosquitos out in force
for first time. Hylas in full blast at eve. [evening].
Concord - Lancaster.
Wea. [Weather] Mon. [Monday] May 13, 1901 Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy with heavy rain in A.M. P.M. clear,
warm, calm & very beautiful.
  Arrivals Black & Yellow W. [Black and Yellow Warbler] 1 [in full song], Water Thrush 1,
Red-eyed Vireo 2 [in full song]
  Spent A.M. at Ball's Hill. Mr. Leverett
left by 8.13 train. Went to farm
after dinner & drove thence to Concord
where I took the 5.34 train for
Lancaster where I spent the night.
Shad bush in bloom everywhere.

Wea. [Weather] Tuesday 14 [May 14, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
  A.M. clear. P.M. cloudy with
strong & rather harsh N.W. [northwest] wind.
  C. [Caroline] & I went to Concord in A.M.
by way of Fitchburg. Dined at Manse
with E.R.S. [Elizabeth Simmons] & Mrs S. Bought
some old furniture of [?].
Starting at 3 P.M. we drove Dando
in the Surrey to Lancaster [?]
Maynard, Stow & Bolton. Saw & heard
but few birds. In fact the Cemetery 
seemed silent & deserted & looked
as gray & depressing as in winter.