Concord.
Ther. [Thermometer] MON. MAY 8, 1911 [Monday, May  8, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
80º max. [80 degrees maximum]      Fine 
Clear & hot with light southerly
winds.
Arrivals - Green Heron, 1 (Ball's Hill)
Water Thrush 1 (up river, Dexter)
Bobolink gen. [general?] arrival (up river, Dexter)
  Spent entire day at or near Ball's 
Hill. Worked with Pat planting seeds
of wild flowers etc. Also creosoted
a large number of gypsy moths
nests. A very few of them covered
with newly hatched larvae the first I
have seen. It was on May 8 that they
came out so numerously last year.
  H.P. Richardson came down at 10 A.M.
to see about introducing the "wilt"
on my laurels. Reif will give me ten lots
of it & put it out for me in a few day[s].
Smith O. Dexter came in his canoe
at 11 and stayed to lunch. I
walked to Pine Park & Pine Ridge at
evening. Shad bush in full bloom everywhere.
Trees leafing out fast. Big Snapping Turtle
caught by Pat & let go again.
Concord
Ther. [Thermometer] TUES, MAY 9, 1911 [Tuesday, May 9, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
Dull.
Partly sunny, mostly cloudy. Warm
with light southerly winds.
Arrival - Yellow-throated Vireo
  Apple trees opened a few blossoms
yesterday. Some of them in nearly full
bloom to-day. Shad bloom about at
its best. Gypsy moths hatching everywhere
in large numbers.
  Spent forenoon at Ball's Hill. 
Creosoted a lot of gypsy moth nests
transplanted ferns & other plants & did
various odd things. Only a very few
birds about. No marked "wave" of late.
  Went to Farm in P.M. Hosmer &
2 men working on addition to barn.
They began it this morning. I dug
a lot of plants for Ball's Hill to which
I returned in evening twilight.
12 Bats in shed.
