Concord - Boston.
Wea. [Weather] Mon. [Monday] March 23, 1908 Ther. [Thermometer]
Cloudy with light rain in P.M.
Very mild. Wind S.W. [southwest]. Frost
nearly out of woods. Fields brown & sere.
Big flight of Robins & Song Sparrows .
Purdie [Henry A. Purdie], Gilbert [Robert A. Gilbert] & I went to Boston
by 8.09 train returning by 1.51 train.
At our office I saw Henry Henshaw,
Miss Magrath & Harry Cunningham.
Harry & I called on Mr. Leverett to
discuss the Shaw trust matter. Henry
& I saw Dimick in his office. The
two Henrys (Purdie & Henshaw) lunched
with me at Young's.
[margin]Saw lots of birds everywhere.[/margin]

Wea. [Weather] Tuesday 24 [March 24, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
Clear & mild with fresh W. [west] wind.
  Spent day with James cutting
off brown tail nests from apple trees
on farm & Ritchie place. Took short
walk with Purdie after breakfast.
He has bad cold & spent most of
day in house. At evening I took
a walk alone through the Berry Pastures
& down Bensen's Lane. Returning watched
a Partridge budding in poplars, Birch Field.
Heard two Fox Sparrows singing this noon.
Lots of Song Sparrows & a flock of Juncos
about the place.
[margin]First Butterfly - a large brown one.[/margin]

Concord.
Wea. [Weather] Wed. [Wednesday] March 25, 1908 Ther. [Thermometer]
22 [degrees]
38 [degrees]
Clear & cold with strong N.W. [northwest]
wind. Those who went out
described the weather as "winterish"
I stayed in the house all day
having a lame back apparently due
at least in part to an acute
attack of rheumatism. Purdie [Henry A. Purdie] has
a bad cold but he went to Birch Id. [Birch Island]
Swamp in P.M. seeing no birds.
I wrote letters, cleaned out desks etc.
I had arranged to go to We Dine
dinner at Joe Goodale's & was sorry to miss it.

Wea. [Weather] Thursday 26 [March 26, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
22 [degrees]
46 [degrees]
Partly cloudy. Violent S.W. [southwest] wind.
Early morning cold. Most of day warm.
  Sat by the fire until 10.30 when I
got Pat & began making a clearing in
the Barrett Run on west side of road
to Ritchie's place. In the afternoon James
helped & the work was finished
by 4.30. I took little part in it for
my back is still very lame. Purdie
used up too. He stayed in house most
of day but took short walk with me in
A.M. At sunset we went to the poplars
in Birch Field but found no Partridge there.