Concord.
Wea. [Weather] Tues. [Tuesday] May 26, 1908 Ther. [Thermometer] 
87 [degrees]
Clear & warm with fresh S.W. [southwest] wind.
A perfect May day.
Water Thrush the only northern mig. [migrant] noted.
A long walk just after breakfast, 
through Prescott's pines over Davis Hill,
around Ball's Hill & Holden's Hill
back by Ritchie place. Birds numerous
& singing freely.
  Spent remainder of day working
with Pat in Barrett Run. He began
a ditch which I hope will drain
the swamp. Two Wood Thrushes singing there.

Wea. [Weather] Wednesday 27 [May 27, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
Clear & warmer still with fresh W. [West] wind.
No northern migrants noted.
Spent most of day with Pat
who worked on the new drainage
ditch in Barrett Run. At 11 I
went to Ball's Hill expecting to
meet Mr. Clinton, the brown tail
expert there but he did not come.
In the evening called at the
Howes and on Mrs. White.
Mosquitos very bad.

Concord.
Wea. [Weather] Thur. [Thursday] May 28, 1908 Ther. [Thermometer] 
Cloudy & cool with strong N.E. [Northeast] 
wind and fine, mist-like rain at eve. [evening]
  A large Gray-cheek Thrush seen & a
Black poll Warbler heard were the only
northern migrants noted by me to-day.
  Spent entire day with Pat working
on the new drainage ditch in Barrett
Run. I am adding a little pond &
two waterfalls to make it attractive.
Two Wood Thrushes singing all day.
Saw a Red Squirrel try to rob at Yellow
thrt Vireo's [yellow-throated vireo] nest in elm by barn but the
birds & I together drove him off.

Wea. [Weather] Friday 29 [May 29, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
Forenoon cloudy; afternoon sunny.
Warmer with fresh S.W. [southwest] wind.
  Worked all day on the drainage
ditch in Barrett Run with Pat.
In afternoon James joined us &
we put in drain pipe & two dams
for waterfalls. Two Wood Thrushes &
a Veery sang nearly all day. 
The Red Squirrel appeared near our
old barn this morning. As he was
evidently looking for nests I shot him.
The Yellow thr Vireo's [yellow-throated vireo] nest had the
bird on after this so it is all right.