Concord.
Wea. [Weather] Sat. [Saturday] April 21, 1906 Ther. [Thermometer]
42 [degrees]
76 [degrees]
  Clear with light S.W. [Southwest] wind.
The warmest day thus far.
[margin]Arrivals[/margin]
Black & White Creeper, 1 [male in full song] Barrett run
Barn Swallow, 1 twittering -  over farm
Spent most of day superintending
work on rustic summer house. Went 
to woods at foot of lane after breakfast
with James & Parlee to cut some
birches for interior finish. Heard the
Creeper there; also a Dove cooing near
at hand for a long time a truly
delightful sound. Bloodroot in full
bloom by the wall. Purdie [Henry A. Purdie] returned 
from Boston by 5.30 train.

Wea. [Weather] Sunday 22 [April 22, 1906] Ther. [Thermometer]
52 [degrees] 
66 [degrees]
  Clear with light N. [North] wind.
  Purdie [Henry A. Purdie] & I walked to Ritchie place
after breakfast. Saw 3 Yellow Palm
Warblers & heard what I took to be the
abnormal song of a Pine Warbler. Chippies
here in force to-day. No new birds.
  We were in the orchard after
dinner when Larry attacked a big 
Woodchuck & killed him unaided in
a few minutes. I wrote letters 
most of day. Gilbert took Purdie [Henry A. Purdie] to
drive in P.M.

Wea. [Weather] Mon. [Monday] April 23, 1906 Ther. [Thermometer]
38 [degrees] 
54 [degrees]
  Cloudy with light rain
in A.M. Wind N.E. [northeast] increasing to a
heavy gale at evening.
  Spent most of day in
rustic summer house watching the
carpenters putting in the lining of
birch bark. Three Yellow Palm
Warblers & a Myrtle Warbler came to
the forsythia bush in P.M. It was not
a good day for birds. Purdie took
two walks but saw nothing of interest.
My knee is weak & painful again.

Wea. [Weather] Tuesday 24 [April 24, 1906] Ther. [Thermometer]
37 [degrees] 
54 [degrees]
  Cloudy with raging, cold N.W. [northwest]
wind. A gloomy, uncomfortable day.
  Spent most of day in the woodshed
sitting by an open fire while Parlee
worked at the bench in the loft above.
  Purdie [Henry A. Purdie]  and Gilbert drove to Concord
in the forenoon to get a mixed lot
of Pigeons which Carl brought up from
Cambridge. Purdie walked to Ball's
Hill in P.M. seeing 10 Yellow Palm Warblers
& 2 Yellow rumps there. My knee was
bad today. I could only just hobble.