Wea. [Weather] WED. [Wednesday] May 3, 1905 Ther. [Thermometer]
44 degrees]
79 [degrees] 
  Clear & very warm with      
strong S.W. [southwest] wind.
  Big bird wave. Arrivals Catbird 1, 
Nashville W. [Nashville warbler] 1, Usnea W. [Usnea warbler] 3 [in full song], Magnolia W. [magnolia warbler] 1,
Maryland Yl. Th. [Maryland yellowthroat] [male], Water Thrush 1 [in full song], Redstart
[male in full song], Bobolink 1 [in full song], Oriole 1 [in full song], Kingbird 1,
Crested Flycatcher 1 [in full song] Solitary V. [solitary vireo] 2 [in full song],
Spotted Sandpiper 1, Least Fly [least flycatcher] 1, Black thr Blue W [black-throated blue warbler]
  To farm at 8 A.M. returning at 11.
Forbush called & dined with us.
Worked with Pat behind Ball's Hill in 
P. M. To Holden's Hill at evening.
  Wea. [Weather] Thursday 4 [May 4, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
  A.M. Cloudy with fine misty
rain. P.M. brilliantly clear. Wind N.E. [northeast]
  Arrivals: Veery, Yellow W. [yellow warbler], Chestnut
sided W. [chestnut sided warbler], Rose br. Grosbeak [rose breasted grosbeak] (1 [male]), Sora
Whippoorwill.
  Spent most of A.M. writing.
To Farm via Birch Field in P.M.
Pat began clearing the ground 
above the Spring for planting
mountain laurels. He burned a lot
of brush piles in A.M. At evening 
I walked to Birch Gate. Heard a 
Whippoorwill and Snipe. Also a Sora.
4 Bats in shed at farm. None on 2nd 
  Concord - Cambridge
  Wea. [Weather] FRI. [Friday] May 5, 1905 Ther. [Thermometer]
33 [degrees]
64 [degrees]
  Clear, Strong E. [east] wind in A.M.
Equally strong S.W. [southwest] wind in P.M.
Heavy hoar frost early this morning.
  Spent day at farm dining there.
Worked with Pat at the spring preparing 
for planting mountain laurel there.
Took the 20 g. [gauge] gun with me to-day 
and came near shooting at a Woodchuck
Arrivals Yellow- thr. Vireo [yellow-throated vireo] 1 [in full song], Wood Thrush    
1 [in full song] (at farm), Scarlet Tanager [male] at farm.
Walked slowly back to cabin at
sunset. Great chorus of Thrushes.
  Wea. [Weather] Saturday 6 [May 6, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
48 [degrees] 
77 [degrees]
  Clear and very warm with strong
W. [west] wind.
  There were a number of small birds 
on the Hill this morning but nothing new
Took 8.13 train to Cambridge.
Where I spent most of day on 
Cambridge Birds. Got the first galleys
of proof. Batchy called. C. [Caroline] and I 
dined on back piazza. Our Catbird
back and singing freely. Saw Blk bill Cuckoo [black-billed cuckoo]
and Hummer.
  Returned to Concord by 5.01 train.