Concord, May 18, 1904
  Cloudy with strong N.E. [northeast] wind and rain all
the afternoon. 
  Arrival Turdus swainsoni 1 [in full song] Pulpit Rock, 11 A.M.
  Spent A.M.working with Hansen & Pat at 
the western entrance to Birch Field where we
cleared out & cut up & burnt a number of
birches to make room for a plantation of
hemlocks & mountain laurels just received from
Mason, N.H. [New Hampshire] In P.M. worked with Pat weeding 
the wild flower beds behind the barn.