Concord
Ther. [Thermometer] SAT. MAY 6, 1911 [Saturday, May 6, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
Fine.
Move fr. [from] Farm to B.H. [Ball's Hill]
Clear & very warm with fresh S.W. [southwest] 
to S.E. [southeast] wind. Typical May weather.
Arrivals:- Nashville Warbler 1 [singing], Chestnut
sided W. [Chestnut-sided Warbler] 1 [in full song], Maryland Yel.-throat [Maryland Yellow-throat] [male],
Short-bill Marsh Wren 1, Chimney Swift 1,
Spotted Sandpiper 1, Va Rail [Virginia Rail] 1 c'.
  First shad bush blossoms (a few only).
Spent early morning rambling about Farm
Gilbert Pearson arrived about 9.30. We
sat in house most of forenoon talking.
Walked to Ball's Hill after dinner. Big
fire started at rear Punkatasset Hill about 
noon. When we reached Ball's Hill there was 
a fire raging in my [?] meadow across
river. Gates, who had started it on his land
was fighting it with three men. They finally
stopped it after it had burned among marshes.
Pearson & I walked to Holden Hill at 6 P.M.
Saw a very tame Short-bill Marsh Wren
in Barrett meadow by side of landing & just
within six feet of it. It called chip very
like a Chipmunk. Pearson & I sat up
late talking over Nat. Aud. Soc. [National Audubon Society] matters.
He impressed me very favorably.
[margin]6 Bats in shed.[/margin]
Concord
Ther. [Thermometer] SUN. MAY 7, 1911 [Sunday, May 7, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
About 80 [about 80 degrees] Fine
Clear, calm, hot. Summerlike day.
  Shad-bush in full bloom in places.
Arrivals  Redstart 1 [in full song] (at Farm) Bobolink
1 [in full song] (at B.H.) [Ball's Hill], 5.30 P.M., Gilbert)
  Phoebe, Robins, Song Sparrows, Redwings
Bittern. Thrasher singing in early morn. [morning].
  Pearson & I sat in cabin all forenoon
& part of afternoon talking over Audubon
Soc. [Audubon Society] matters. He left for Boston at 3 P.M.
I walked to Farm at 4.15. [male] Buteo
lineatus on nest at Holden's Hill. He
flew at me passing 40 ft. [40 feet] above me
screaming gloriously. Shaw brought his
wife down to see Ritchie house at 6.
I had another talk with James & refused
to pay him any more. I do not think
he will leave me from what he said. 
Started a Partridge from ground in orchard
One flew out of woods & alighted under
plum tree later. Plum & cherry trees in
full bloom & are sweet with their fragrance.
Song Sparrows nest on ground 2 eggs. Back
to cabin by 7 P.M.
[margin] 6 Bats in shed. [/margin]


