Concord - Cambridge
Wea. [Weather] Sun. [Sunday] May 10, 1908 Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy with occasional sunshine
& many light showers. Strong cold
N.W. [northwest] wind.
  The Batchelders, Will Jeffries & I
spent forenoon in woods rambling
in direction of Ball's Hill which we
reached about noon. We dined at
cabin & came back via Holden Hill.
At 4.30 P.M. Mr. & Mrs. E. Emerson 
called & we all had afternoon tea
together in parlor of farm house.
Arrivals Wood Thrush 1 [in full song] farm, Maryland
Yellow-throat [male] Ball's Hill.

Wea. [Weather] Monday 11 [Monday, May 11, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
75 [degrees] max. [maximum]
Clear & warm with light W. [west] wind
Arrivals. Bal Oriole [Baltimore Oriole] [male] [in full song] Bobolink [male] [in full song] Concord.
  The Batchelders, Will Jeffries & I left the 
farm at 7.45 and drove to Concord.
I took the 8.09 train for Cambridge
where I spent the day in Museum
& garden. Arranged about repairs &
repainting of Riedesel Ave. [Riedesel Avenue] houses &
interviewed two applicants for the place
of gardener. Neither seemed very promising. 
A Yellow Warbler [in full song], a Chippy [in full song], 2 Robins, 
a Grackle, a [female] Flicker & a Crow in Garden.
Went to Batchy's [Charles Foster Batchelder] at 6 & spent night there. 

Cambridge - Boston - Concord.
Wea. [Weather] Tues. [Tuesday] May 12, 1908 [May 12, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
Clear & very warm. Wind S.W. [southwest] Warm all last night.
Rose br. Gros. [Rose-breasted Grosbeak] 1 [in full song] Wh. thr. Sparrow [White- throated Sparrow] 12+ C. J. Batchelder's place.
  In our garden Wilson's Th. [Wilson's Thrush] 1, Swainson's T. [Swainson's Thrush] 1, Robin 2,
Blk & W. Creeper [Black and White Creeper] [male][female], Nashville W. [Nashville Warbler] [male], Usnea W. [Usnea Warbler] 2 [male] 1 [female],
Yellow W. [Yellow Warbler] [male], Blk thr.Blue W. [Black-throated Blue Warbler] [male] [female], Bl. thr. Green [Black- throated Green Warbler] [male] [in full song]
Yellow Rump [ Yellow-rumped Warbler] [male] [female], Blk & Yellow [Black and Yellow Warbler] [male] [in full song], Maryland Yel thr [Maryland Yellow-throated Warbler] [male] [male] [female],
Redstart [male], White thr. Sp. [White-throated Sparrow] 12+, Chippy 1, Oriole [male]
Swift 2 [in a flock]. Whole place alive with birds.
  Spent night at Batchy's [Batchelder's]. Walked up at 9 & spent 
forenoon at Museum. To Boston at 12.30. Lunched
with C. [Caroline] at Delft rooms. Afterwards fed Swans in 
Public Garden, To office at 3 Dr. Murkland there.
Took 4.51 train to W. Bed. [West Bedford] & spent night at
cabin.

Wea. [Weather] Wednesday 13 [May 13, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear & warm. Fresh W. [west] wind changing to E. [east]
in afternoon.
Arrivals D. maculosa [Dendroica maculosa] 2 [male] [male], D. discolor [Dendroica discolor] 1 [in full song] (farm)
V. olivaceus [Vireo olivaceus] 2 [in full song], V. flavifrons [Vireo flavifrons] 2 [in full song], Piranga 2 [males],
R.br. Grosbeak [Rose-breasted Grosbeak] 3 [males in full song] 1 [female], Yellow- bill Cuckoo [Yellow-billed cuckoo] 1,
Blackburnian Warbler 1 [in full song] (Ball's Hill), Crested
Flycatcher 1 (farm) 1 Pine Ridge.
  Walked to farm at 8 A.M. & spent forenoon
there. At Ball's Hill through afternoon.
Plenty of birds but they were scattered
about. Good singing all day.