Wea. [Weather] Tues. [Tuesday] May 23, 1905. Ther. [Thermometer]
48 [degrees]
68 [degrees]
  Clear with cool N.E. [northeast] wind.  
Spent A.M. in woods on the
farm chiefly in Barrett Run          
& Pulpit Rock pines watching
& identifying birds. There were
great numbers of them scattered
about everywhere, chiefly
Magnolia warblers, Redstarts &
Oven birds. Wrote letters & 
notes in P.M. To Petersen's
field at evening for violets.
  Wea. [Weather] Wed. [Wednesday] May 24, 1905 Ther. [Thermometer]
38 [degrees]  
76 [degrees]
  Clear & warm with S.W. [southwest]       
wind. 
  Took all then three men to Petersen's
field at 7.30 and dug a wagon
load of bird's foot violets.
It took us all the forenoon
to plant them - in the opening
E. [east] of Birch Field. The men
hauled wood to our woodshed
in P.M. The big Warbler flight
practically over & only a few
northbound migrants left to-day.
  Concord - Cambridge - Lancaster.
Wea.[Weather] Thur. [Thursday] May 25, 1905. Ther. [Thermometer]
50 [degrees]
79 [degrees]
  Working all day with the men.
In A.M. we went to Davis Hill
where we cut up some fallen trees
and to Ball's Hill where we dug
a lot of ferns which we planted
in P.M. along the cart road to
the Ritchie place. Took a short 
walk with "Larry" at evening.
Only northern birds noted to-day were
a White-crowned Sparrow & 3 Black Polls. 
  Wea. [Weather] Friday 26 [May 26, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear with clouds gathering in
P.M. Strong S.W. [southwest] wind.
  To Cambridge by 8.13 train.
Worked in Museum all day.
Lunched at Walter Deane's with
Walter, Margie & Sam Henshaw.
Took 5.06 train from Porter's
to Lancaster where John Thayer
met me at station & drove me to
his house. Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Parker
dined with us & we had a pleasant
evening.