Concord.
Ther. [Thermometer] SUN. [Sunday] APRIL 4, 1909 Wea. [Weather]
33 [degrees]; 53 [degrees] Clear.
Clear & cool with strong N.W. [northwest] winds.
  Mr. De Merritte & I walked to
Ball's Hill & back in A.M. At east
end of hill started a Partridge & saw
2 [in a flock] Chickadees, 1 Creeper, 4 [in a flock] Golden-
crest Kinglets 1 Song Sparrow & 2 [in a flock]
Phoebees. Few birds elsewhere.
Took long tramp in P.M. up
Bigelow Road, back to ice pond
(dam made by Mr. Hutchins last autumn)
over Green Hill, back through Mr. Howe's.
Started 4 Partridges, 2 Fox Sparrows,
3 Robins. Fresh deer droppings on
Green Hill. First Hylas peeping
just before sunset. Wonderful lights
& coloring in late P.M. Cedars &
ground junipers especially beautiful.
7 [in a flock] Fox Sparrows at house.
Sat up until 10.30 spinning shooting yarns.
[margin] First Painted Tortoises out sunning in river[\margin]
Concord.
Ther. [Thermometer] MON. [Monday] APRIL 5, 1909 Wea. [Weather]
36 [degrees]; 65 [degrees] Clear.
Sunny & calm. Warmest day
thus far this spring.
  Grass Finch arrives ([in full song] Ritchie pl [Ritchie place])
Saw hundreds of Butterflies of at
least four species including antiopa
(noted yesterday for first time)
  Wood frogs croaking by hundreds
(heard them yesterday at Ball's Hill)
but no Hylas to-day. Six Soldier Turtles
on floating board in river yesterday.
  Mr. De Merritte took 8.06 train to Boston.
I spent most of forenoon with James
at Ritchie place, putting up bird houses.
  In afternoon Gilbert & I worked in
Pulpit Rock woods & Barrett Run treating
Gypsy Moths nests. Birds singing
delightfully in early morn & well into
forenoon. About 4 or 5 Fox Sparrows
& 7 or 8 Juncos left the rest having
disappeared since yesterday.