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Ther. [Thermometer] Fri. [Friday] April 8, 1910 Wea. [Weather]
 Stormy
Cloudy with cold N. [North] wind & 
frequent showers of fine rain.
Heavy rainfall in early morning.
  Spent day at Ball's Hill
working with James & Pat. We
dug a lot of cedars on Pine
Ridge & in Pine Park & planted
them on the hillside in front of 
the chesnut cabin [chestnut cabin]. Move [moved] a few
ground junipers & mountain laurels
to the same slope.
  Heard a Swamp Sparrow sing once
at 7 A.M. & saw a superb Fish
Hawk at 3 P.M. soaring over the 
river in front of the cabins.
A dozen or more Tree Swallows were
flying over the river under the lea of
the hill all day. In the forenoon
5 Yellow Palm Warblers, 1 Yellow
rump & Pine Warbler, were flitting
about near the cabins
[margin]Walked to Davis Hill & Pine Park at evening. Birds silent[/margin]
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Ther. [thermometer] Sat. [Saturday] April 9, 1910 Wea. [Weather]
 Dull.
Cloudy with cold north wind 
and occasional light showers.
  Spent day at Ball's Hill
working with James chiefly
in the wood shed and tool room
where we rearranged most of
the things. I also planted a 
plat of graveyard pinks on 
the south side of the hill.
Six Yellow Red-poll Warblers,
three Yellow-rumps & a Pine
Warbler spent most of day near
the cabins, singing freely.
I walked through Pine Park
& over Blakemore Ridge at evening
talking Larry. It was cool &
rainy & few birds were singing.