Concord
Ther. [Thermometer] THURS. [Thursday] MAR. 23, 1911 [March 23, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
Fine
A harsh day with violent
N.W. [northwest] wind. Although the 
sun shone brightly it scarce
avoided to thaw the snow.
We worked all day in
Birch Field cutting down
& burning trees. I had all
I could do to keep warm
by constant exercise. No
birds there but lots of them
about the house where I 
saw 13 Robins 12 Fox
Sparrows & a mixed flock
 of Blackbirds. The latter was 
in the elms on west side
of house about 1 P.M. Gilbert
& I counted about 170.
About 2/3 Crow Blacks [Crow Blackbirds] & 1/3
Red-wings [Red-winged Blackbirds]. They made a 
perfect uproar of songs & calls.
Concord
Ther. [Thermometer] FRI. [Friday] MAR. 24, 1911 [March 24, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
10 [degrees], 30 [degrees] Fine
A wintry day with raging
N.W. northwest] wind; the ground as hard
as iron in sunny places at noon.
Worked all day with my
four men cutting down trees in
Prescott's pine woods. Two coats
& a sweater failed to keep me
warm although we were in a 
sheltered hollow & had a big brush 
fire going. Zeb cut a large
dead pine on the slope towards
Bensen's. It showed 87 rings.
Birds scarce in woods.
15 Fox Sparrows & several
Juncos at our seed bed.
Saw 2 Robins but no
Bluebirds or Blackbirds. News
of Purdie [Henry A. Purdie] from C. [Caroline Brewster] at 5.30. They
consider his condition "serious but
not hopeless" she says