Wea. [Weather] Thur. [Thursday] May 11, 1905 Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear & warmer. Fresh W. [west] wind.
  Took 8.30 train for Boston arriving
12.45. Corrected proof all the way.
Lunched in Union Station. Took
1.47 train for Concord. Paddled
up river to Dakin's Hill, got a
lot of Viola pedata & sailed 
back. Gilbert found Partridge nest
9 eggs near road across Ball's H. 
swamp [Ball's Hill swamp].
  Wea. [Weather] Friday 12 [May 12, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
  A.M cloudy with light rain.
P.M. clear. Cool.
  Arrivals: Golden w. Warbler [golden-winged warbler] 1 [in full song] farm;
Lincoln's Finch, 1 farm; 1 Bensen's;
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 farm; Blck bill
Cuckoo [black-billed cuckoo] 1 [in full song] B.H. [Ball's Hill] 1 F [farm]
  Big flock Yellow rumps [yellow-rumped warblers] on Ball's Hill.
To farm at 8 A.M. Walter Deane
arrived at 9.45 bringing a lot of
proof. We worked on it until noon.  
Took a walk after dinner.
Walter departed at 3.20. I walked
back to cabin at 6.30 P.M.
  Concord.
  Wea. [Weather] Sat. [Saturday] May 13, 1905 Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear & cool with light N.E. [northeast] wind.
Light rain sometime last night.
  To farm at 8 A.M. taking 20 g. [gauge] 
gun. Shot a Woodchuck near the
strawberry bed & a [female] English sparrow
nesting in box at Ritchie place.
  Spent A.M. with James & Pat weeding
flower garden, Walked back to cabin
just after dinner. Wrote letters & notes
3-5.45 P.M. Leonard Metcalf &
Mrs. Earle of N.Y. [New York] called at 5.30.
Geo. V. Leverett arrived at 5.45 to spend
Sunday. We walked to Davis Hill at evening.
  Wea. [Weather] Sunday 14 [May 14, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy & calm with light fine rain
in early P.M.
  Mr. Leverett & I walked to Farm in
A.M. via Davis Hill & Prescott Pines, 
returning via Holden's Hill. 
  In P.M. paddled up river to
Red Bridge. Forbush was in the
woods most of day. A few scattering
migrants large in area in Oven Birds
& Cat-birds.