Cambridge - Concord.
Wea. [Weather] Thur. [Thursday] March 19, 1908 Ther. [Thermometer]
Forenoon cloudy; afternoon sunny.
Calm. Much warmer.
  Spent day in Museum, writing
letters, packing, putting things in
order fro the move to Concord to-morrow.
A Song Sparrow & a Chickadee singing
in the garden. 
  Called on Col. T.W. Higginson
at 8 P.M. to consult him about
the inscription on Jim Melvin's
memorial tablet. Called on
Mrs. J.B. Thayer at 8.45.

Wea. [Weather] Friday 20 [March 20, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
Sunny but hazy. Cold with
harsh N.W. [northwest] wind.
  Gilbert [Robert A. Gilbert] & I went to
Concord with "Larry" by 9.09
train from No. Cambridge.
  James met us at Concord.
We reached the farm about 11.
The roads in bad condition, rutted
& frozen. Pat worked in wood
shed all P.M. I took two short
walks. Waldo Forbes called.
Also Harry Richardson. Song
Sparrows, Robins & Golden Crests noted.

Concord.
Wea. [Weather] Sat. [Saturday] March 21, 1908 Ther. [Thermometer]
10 [degrees]
Brilliantly clear with little
or no wind. Warm at noon when I
saw Honey Bees flying about our woodpile.
  Spent day at farm. H.P. Richardson
came with ten men to clear our
taller trees of gypsy & brown tail nests.
  Pat & Bensen hauling wood from
Ritchie Place. James & I put up
bird house & cut off brown tail nests.
Walked to Holden Hill at evening.
Purdie arrived at 7 to spend Sunday.
Saw pair Bluebirds & two Song Sparrows.

Wea. [Weather] Sunday 22, [March 22 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
20 [degrees]
Sunny but hazy. Violent
S.W. [southwest] winds. Ground hard frozen at
sunrise, dry with mud at noon.
  Purdie [Henry A. Purdie] & I walked to Ball's &
Davis Hills in forenoon. Saw a
[male] Marsh Hawk & a flock of 53 [male]
Red wings in Bensen's pasture.
  Started a hen Partridge on Pine Ridge
a pair of Wood Ducks from flooded 
brush at N. [north] end Davis Hill. Heard 
only 1 Song sparrow & no Bluebirds.
Purdie & I spent evening in parlor
[?] talking over old times.