Wea. [Weather] Thurs. [Thursday] April 13, 1905 Ther. [Thermometer]
39 [degrees]
  Cloudy with raw N.E. [northeast] wind
Spent A.M. at Ball's Hill.
Worked about 3 hours on introduction to
Cambridge Birds considering notes 
and criticism made by Batchy.
Walked to Davis's Hill after 
breakfast. Raked leaves for 1/2 hour 
before dinner.
  Went to farm in P.M. & set out 
a group of paper birches dug yesterday
on Pine Ridge.
Wea. [Weather] Friday 14 [April 14, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear and warm with light 
N. to E. [north to east] wind. Cloudy on sunset.
  Spent A.M. at Farm paddling
up river to Holden's Hill.  Set out
 9 large larches in Birch Field.
Mr. Mackintire dined with 
me.  In P.M. took him to 
Davis and Ball's Hill.  He crossed 
river and went home by 
electrics. At 5 P.M. went 
Holden's Hill for the canoe &
sailed out over the Great Meadows.
A Bittern pumping. Heard a
Chippy at the farm.
  Wea. [Weather] Sat. [Saturday] April 15, 1905 Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear with strong, cold 
N.W. [northwest] wind.
  Arrival Ruby crown Kinglet [ruby crowned kinglet] 2 [males in full song]
  In A.M. dug a lot of larches 
& black spruces near Ball's Hill.
Planted them in Birch Field.
Moved to the farm before noon 
to spend Sunday there.  In P.M. 
planted 100 small hemlocks bought 
of Watson. Will and Alice Stone 
arrived at 6 P.M. to spend Sunday. 
We walked to Ritchie place at evening.
  Wea. [Weather] Sunday 16 [April 16, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
32 [degrees]
  Clear most of A.M. cloudy 
nearly all P.M. Cold N. [north] wind.
  Spent day entertaining the Stones.
We went to Ritchie place &
Birch Field in A.M. In P.M. we 
walked to Ball's Hill via Prescotts pines
& Davis Hill.  Took tea at cabin 
at 6 P.M. and walked back to 
farm in the twilight. We saw 
but few birds.  They were remarkably
silent all day.