Concord.
Wea. [Weather] Wed. [Wednesday] May 6, 1908 Ther. [Thermometer]
Morning sunny; afternoon cloudy.
Cool with fresh E. [East] wind.
  Will Stone & I went to Ball's Hill
this morning via Holden's Hill returning
the same way. Saw very few birds.
Caught ten Turtles in Howe's meadow
& liberated them in our pond.
Purdie [Henry A. Purdie] & Stone took a drive after
dinner. Later I went with them
up to the Bigelow road. Its beauty is
utterly ruined.
6 Bats in shed to-day. Shadbush full flower.

Wea. [Weather] Thursday 7 [May 7, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
Cloudy & cold with strong N.E. [Northeast] wind.
Raining steadily from 2 P.M. into
the night.
  Spent forenoon cutting out young 
birches among red pines at Ritchie place.
Cut three large birches for bars.
  Purdie & Stone drove Betty to Carlisle
to be shod. At 1.30 we then started
to walk to Ball's Hill. It began
raining by the time we reached Holden's
Hill & we turned back. I saw almost
no birds to-day & heard singing only
one, a Song Sparrow.
[margin]8 Bats in Shed.[/margin]

Concord.
Wea. [Weather] Fri. [Friday] May 8, 1908 Ther. [Thermometer]
Cloudy with light N.E. [Northeast] wind &
a little misty rain. The rain last night
was very heavy & the brooks are swollen
by it to-day.
  Will Stone & I walked about the farm
this forenoon kerosining caterpillar nests.
We started a Whippoorwill in birches just
below peach orchard & saw 3 Black Ducks
flying over Pulpit rock woods low down.
  In P.M. Will, Purdie & I went to
Ball's Hill via Holden's Hill returning
via Bensens Mixed of Warblers on farm.
Few birds elsewhere. 

Wea. [Weather] Saturday 9 [May 9, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
Clearing with frequent showers. Wind W. [West]
Rather cool.
  First Nashville Warbler [male in full song]
Will Stone & Purdie returned to
Boston this morning. I spent
forenoon on the farm transplanting a
few things & shooting a House Sparrow.
Wrote letters in P.M.
  Mr. & Mrs. C.F. Batchelder &
Will Jeffries came at evening to
spend Sunday.