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Ther. [Thermometer] FRI. [Friday] MAR. 17, 1911 [March 17, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
10 [degrees], 30 [degrees] Fine.
Clear & cold but with light 
variable winds, chiefly S.W. [Southwest] The
snow thawed rapidly in sunny places.
Despite the bright sunshine & still
air there seemed to be few birds
about & these all winter residents.
I heard no Bluebirds & saw no
Robins. Only two Juncos came
to the seed bed. I cannot help
fearing that many birds may
have perished yesterday but 
perhaps they have merely gone elsewhere
for a time as they did during
an April snow storm here sev. [several] years ago.
  Spent day in Prescott pines
with Pat Zeb & John cutting down
trees. James worked with horse
in forenoon. Jays screaming &
Chickadees calling.

Concord.
Ther. [Thermometer] SAT. [Saturday] MAR. 18, 1911 [March 18, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
Stormy
Raining nearly all day. Warm
with southerly wind.
  Spent most of day in house
writing letters and reading
"Boswell's Johnson". At 3 P.M.
took two of the men and
went to Birch Field where
we burnt a huge pile of brush.
  While there saw a flock of
8 Robins and one of at least
75 Redpolls, both flocks flying
northward. Later heard
Rusty Blackbirds distinctly
and still later saw a single
Red-wing flying over high in
northerly direction. There were 
4 Juncos & 3 Chickadees at
the feeding place today. Gilbert
spent forenoon in Cambridge.