Wea. [Weather] WED. [Wednesday] April 5, 1905 Ther. [Thermometer]               
38 [degrees]
56 [degrees]
  Cloudy with N.E. [northeast] wind 
and light but steady rain.
Spent most of day in house
writing letters. James and Frank
cleaning up old barn cellar. I 
helped them a little in P.M.
Upwards of 50 Fox Sparrows 
in garden singing gloriously. Some
of them came almost under our
rear windows to scratch among
the dead leaves.
  Wea. [Weather] THURSDAY 6 [April 6, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer] 
  A.M. cloudy & misty;
clearing in P.M.
  Spent day on farm. The
men clearing out the old
barn cellar. Long called in
P.M. to see about grafting.
Fox Sparrows abundant &
singing gloriously all forenoon.
Saw a Marsh Hawk passing 
close to the barn and 3 Blue Herons
flying high N.E. [northeast] Grand chorus
of Wood Frogs. 3 Hyas peeping
at sunset
  Wea. [Weather] FRI. [Friday] APRIL 7, 1905 Ther. [Thermometer] 
30 [degrees]
50 [degrees]
  Clear with violent N.W. [northwest] wind
  Spent forenoon in bed and entire 
day in house - the result of a cold
and indigestion combined, apparently.
Read a little & wrote several letters.
Few birds about house. Gilbert
reports only two Fox Sparrows.
  Wea. [Weather] Saturday 8 [April 8, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer] 
33 [degrees]
48 [degrees]
  Clear with strong N.W. [northwest] wind
Felt better to-day and 
took a walk to Birch Field
 in A.M. and to Richie place in P.M.
Plenty of Fox Sparrows 
and Juncos still here.
The Stones were to have come 
to-night to spend Sunday but 
I sent them word not to 
as I did not feel well enough 
to entertain them.