Concord - Boston - Cambridge
Ther. [Thermometer] WED. APR. 26, 1911 [Wednesday, April 26, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
26º min. [26 degrees minimum]  Fine
Brilliantly clear with light S. [south] wind.
Early morning frosty. Most of day very warm.
  Spent forenoon at Farm working with
James planting & transplanting things.
  Gilbert [Robert Alexander Gilbert] & I closed the house at noon
& with "Larry" [Brewster's dog] came down on the 12.40
train. I kept on into Boston where
I first visited the office & spent 2 hours
with Mackintire. At 4 P.M. I was
at Mrs. Cabot's house to attend a
meeting of Audubon Soc. [Audubon Society] Directors.
Went thence at 4.30 to meeting of
Council [?] Soc. [?] [Society] which adjourned
just as I got there. Thence to
Athletic Club where I dressed for
a We Dine meeting at Townsend's.
Everyone present except Bent [Arthur Cleveland Bent].
Came out with Walter & Harry Spelman
getting home about 11.30.
Cambridge
Ther. [Thermometer] THURS. APRIL 27, 1911 [Thursday, April 27, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
78º max. [78 degrees maximum]   Bluebirds in Garden   Fine
Clear with light southerly wind and
summer-like temperature. Grass & flowers
shot up & buds unfolded with magical
speed. By late afternoon some of the
shrubs (such as Spireas) and a few
small trees (as our Parkman's apple) and
several climbing plants (crimson rambler
rose and Jap. honeysuckle [Japanese honeysuckle] were green with
new foliage. Rarely before have I seen
so abrupt a change from wintery to late
spring conditions. No bird arrivals noted.
A Hermit [hermit thrush], a Ruby-crown [ruby-crowned kinglet] (singing entrancing-
ly) a Chippy [chipping sparrow], a Robin [in full song], a Flicker [in full song] and
three Crow Blackbirds in Garden.
  Spent forenoon in house & Museum writing
telephoning & gardening. To Mus. Comp. Zool [Museum of Comparative Zoology]
at 2.30. Spent two hours there talking
with Sam Henshaw. Saw Barbour
& Bigelow also. Home by 5. Only a
Robin singing at Sunset.
[margin] Bluebird [male] perched on top twig Catalapa [Catalpa] by Mus. [Museum] 5 P.M. in full song 5 minutes [/margin]