Wea. [Weather] Tues. [Tuesday] May 15, 1906 Ther. [Thermometer]
38 [degrees]
72 [degrees]
  Clear with strong W. [west] wind.
A white frost in early morning.
[margin]Arrival.[/margin]
Tennessee Warbler. [male in full song] singing in 
elms, oaks & blossoming apple trees
near house. Seen repeatedly.
  Walked to Ritchie Place after
breakfast with Purdie [Henry A. Purdie]. Spent most
of day with carpenters working on wire
fence for poultry yards. Drove to 
Concord to 5.30 train to meet Dr. Gehring.
He, Purdie & I took a walk about
the farm before supper. Found fresh
deer tracks by pond. Sat up late
talking with Dr. G. [Dr. John G. Gehring]
[margin]Heard a Tree Toad (the first) in our
orchard.[/margin]

Wea. [Weather] Wednesday 16 [May 16, 1906] Ther. [Thermometer]
50 [degrees]
87 [degrees]
  Brilliantly clear & oppressively 
warm. Calm nearly all day.
Solitary Sandpiper 1 at Flint's Br [Flint's Bridge] Arrival
  Dr. Gehring went back to Boston
this morning.
  Solitary Sandpiper. 1 at Flint's Br. [Flint's Bridge]
  Dr. Gehring went back to Boston
this morning. I drove him to the
8.05 train. Returning got Purdie [Henry A. Purdie] 
& drove to Carlisle Bridge. We
got back at 10 and walked to the
Run where I heard a [male] Black & Yellow
W. [black and yellow warbler] and two [males] Black Thr. Blue W's [black throated blue warblers]
all singing steadily. Our apple orchard
in full bloom to day.
  Spent most of day with carpenters
who were working on chicken fence.

Wea. [Weather] Thur. [Thursday] May 17, 1906 Ther. [Thermometer]
49 [degrees]
77 [degrees]
  Clear with light variable
winds chiefly from E. & S.W. [east and southwest]
Thunder shower at evening.
[margin]Arrivals.[/margin]
Black-poll Warbler [male in full song] 6-8 A.M.
Swainson's Thrush 1 calling near barn
Indigo Bird. Silent [male] in top of oak.
Wood Peewee [male in full song] near house, 12.30
  To Barrett Run alone before breakfast, 
to Pulpit Rock with Purdie [Henry A. Purdie] at 9 A.M.
To Ritchie place & Berry pasture alone at 6 P.M.
Apple trees in fullest bloom & simply glorious.
Purdie [Henry A. Purdie] went to Boston in P.M.

Wea. [Weather] Friday 18 [May 18, 1906] Ther. [Thermometer]
53 [degrees]
88 [degrees] (3 PM)
72 [degrees] (8 P.M.)
  Clear, calm, hot. Scarce a
puff of wind all day. Mosquitos
appeared in swarms in Pulpit Rock woods.
[margin]Arrivals.[/margin]
Bay Breasted Warbler. 6 [males in full song] Farm.
Lincoln's Finch 1 silent. [Farm]
Big bird wave came last night.
Woods swarming with migrants this morning.
Heard at least 20 Magnolia Warblers.
To Run before breakfast. In Pulpit Rock
woods and oak woods to S. [south] next Bensen's 
road 9-10 A.M. To Ritchie's place &
Berry pastures at evening. A great singing
day. Birds sang like mad all the 
forenoon but scarce one could be heard
after 5 P.M.