Concord
Ther. [Thermometer] MON. APRIL 24, 1911 [Monday, April 24, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
25º min. [25 degrees minimum]  2 Deer seen  Fine
Early morning cold with ground
frozen & pools & edges of river skimmed
over. Delightfully warm through
day & mild at evening. Altogether the
most spring like day yet.
  To Ball's Hill at 7.30. Spent forenoon
there working with James & Pat about
cabins. Pat had to break his way
through new ice in crossing river. Pierce
& 4 men working on Bedford site.
Fish Hawk hovering over river caught
fish that looked large Perch. I
could see the red fins as he came over [?]
Pine and [male] Marsh Hawk over meadow.
Bittern on Ball's Hill side flitted on 
ahead as I walked along river path &
finally alighted on island opp. [opposite] horse shed
& stood erect there among maple stems.
Returned to farm at noon. Worked in
orchard with James in P.M. At 6.30
started for a walk. Evening clear, calm, mild.
Robins Song Sparrows & Vesper Sparrows
singing delightfully. Heard Field Sparrow once.
2 Pheasants crowing. Woodcock peeped thrice
in Berry Pasture & then flew off N.W. [northwest]. 
Started 4 Partridges two of them in lane.
[margin] Zeph saw 2 Deer in our orchard [/margin]
Concord.
Ther. [Thermometer] TUES. APRIL 25, 1911 [Tuesday, April 25, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
Three Deer            Fine
Clear with cool E. [east] wind. A
spring-like very delightful day.
  Spent forenoon at Farm working
with James setting out peach trees,
grape vines & rose bushes.
  Drove to Ball's Hill at 1.30 & spent
afternoon working there with James.
Very few birds there. Had a long
talk with Pierce about spraying
etc. & settled with him just what
he is to do. Drove back at 4.30
& took a walk about the Farm
with Larry [Brewster's dog]. In Berry Pasture saw
a Yellow Palm [yellow palm warbler] & a Yellow rump W. [Yellow-rumped Warbler]
a Ruby-crown Kinglet & a [male] Sharp shin
Hawk [sharp-shinned hawk] carrying a small bird in his talons.
  Just after sunset saw 3 Deer in
Lawrence's field. James said they had
been there two hours. They came almost
to road & then went back. When they
came to a high wall they cleared it
with wonderful ease & grace by standing
leaps.