Wea. [Weather] Sun. [Sunday] April 9, 1905 Ther. [Thermometer]
28 [degrees]
60 [degrees]
  Clear & warmer with
fresh W. [west] wind.
  Spent most of day pruning
fruit trees & taking off their
tar paper mice protectors.
  Fox Sparrows, Juncos, Song Sparrows,
Grass Finches, a Tree Sparrow & a 
Field Sparrow singing. 3 Tree Swallows.
To Prescott pines & Birch Id. [Birch Island] in
P.M. Saw 8 Car. Doves [Carolina Doves] together
in Green Field. One of them
cooed.
  Wea. [Weather] Monday 10 [April 10, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
44 [degrees]
72 [degrees]
  Clear with violent S.W. [southwest] wind.
The warmest day since last November.
  Spent day on farm working
with James, Pat & Frank. We
moved a lot of currant & gooseberry
bushes to the new fruit garden in
front of barn, put up two bird
houses on poles & did a variety of
other things of a similar kind. 
Charley Derby called & I bought
100 locust posts of him @ 20 c. [cents].
A great day for the birds but
no arrivals noted.
  Concord - Cambridge - Concord.
Wea. [Weather] Tues. [Tuesday] April 11, 1905 Ther. [Thermometer]
  N.E. [northeast] rain storm. Wind moderate, 
rain heavy in A.M.
  Drove to Ball's Hill & took 8.13 
train for Cambridge. Reached home
at 9.20 & found C. [Caroline] well. Signed the 
April annuity cheque for Mackintire.
To Mus. Comp. Zool. [Museum of Comparative Zoology] at 10.30. Attended
meetings. 3 visiting committees. Saw
Mr. Agassiz, Sam Henshaw & Miss Clark.
Dined with C. [Caroline] Two long talks with 
Walter. Batchy [Batchelder] called to discuss Introduction.
  Returned to Concord by 5.01 train &
spent night at cabin.
  Wea. [Weather] Wednesday 12 [April 12, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
  A.M. cloudy. P.M. clear. Wind
still N.E. [northeast]. A fine but cool day.
  Working all day with James,
Frank & Pat. In A.M. we
moved a lot of pines at Pine Park.
In P.M. we dug & lot of larches
N. [north] of the swamp & sent them to farm.
  Arrivals  Barn Swallow 1, Hermit
Thrush 1. A Partridge alighted on the
ground just under my window at
daybreak. Later saw a Dove on the
roof of horse shed - 2 Phoebes singing
near cabin. Hundreds of Hylas &
Wood Frogs. First snake & First Leopard
frog.