Concord
Wea. [Weather] TUES. [Tuesday] MARCH 31, 1908 Ther. [Thermometer]
Cloudy & cool with strong S.W. [southwest] wind.
  Spent day working with Pat
among the cedars at the foot
of our lane. We cut out & 
burnt a great number of young
pines.  Larry drove a large 
Woodchuck into a wall & with
a little assistance from Pat & me
dragged it out & killed it
A flock of about 60 Juncos & 4
Fox Sparrows about house.  Saw a
[male] Cooper's Hawk. Walked to 
Birch Field at evening
Wea. [Weather] WED. [Wednesday] APRIL 1 [April 1, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
Brilliantly clear with warm sun 
but cold N.E. [northeast] wind.
  Working with Pat & Elmer all
day at the foot of our lane. James
pruned the peach & plum trees.
Only a very few birds about &
but little song except from the
Bluebirds which were singing
more freely about sunset than I
have heard them before this year.
I walked through the Berry Pasture
at evening. C. [Caroline Brewster] started for Fond du
Lac this morning I suppose.
Concord
Wea. [Weather] THURS. [Thursday] APRIL 2, 1908 Ther. [Thermometer]
Forenoon cloudy; afternoon clear.
Ground snow covered to depth of 2 inches
early this morning & white in places at evening.
  Spent day in house writing
letters & making out cheques for birds.
4 Fox Sparrows & a dozen or more Juncos
with 2 or 3 Song Sparrows & Chickadees
were under the dining room windows
most of the day pecking up hemp seed.
I walked at evening to Birch & Green
Fields with Larry. Saw a few Robins
James went to W. Newton [West Newton] to look at
a horse.
Wea. [Weather] FRIDAY 3 [April 3, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
24 [degrees]
Clear & cold with high N.W. [northwest] wind
Ground frozen hard at 8 A.M.
  Spent day working with Pat
& Elmer.  In the forenoon we
worked on the road through the 
cedars behind the peach orchard.
In the afternoon we cut out a
new road on South side of
Barrett Run. Richardson called. 
24 Juncos & 7 Fox Sparrows feeding
on seed put out under dining r. [dining room] windows
23 Robins eating barberries in front
of house at sunset.