Concord
Fine
Clear with light E. [east] wind. Warm
through day, very cool at morn & eve.
No arrivals noted.
  Spent day at Ball's Hill
working with James & Harry. We
put sculling blocks & mast steps
on both floats. Pat did not
appear to-day.
  At 5 P.M. I sailed up to the
lagoon in Rushton canoe. Marshes
swarming with Red-wings of both
sexes, [males] chasing [females]. Never have I
seen more & seldom as many. A
Bittern (only one) pumping & a Va. Rai [Virginia Rail]
cackling. As we were at supper in
the cabin saw a [male] Marsh Hawk across
river. Gilbert saw a [female] earlier. I walked
to Pine Park after supper. Big deer track
there. Harry saw 2 Deer in river path
directly below chestnut cabin early this
morning.
Concord.
Ther. [Thermometer] TUES. [Tuesday] MAY 17, 1910 Wea. [Weather]
Fine
Clear & warm with southerly wind.
Arrived - Red-eyed Vireo 1 B.H. [in full song]/ 1 F. [Farm] [in full song]
Spent day at Ball's Hill working
with Harry Adams on the floats.
He is skilfull [skillful] with tools - much more
so than James. We fitted both floats
for sailing and sculling. I took
them out under sail many times.
  Sailed down river to Birch Island
in late P.M. Heard very few birds
except Red-wings. On Davis Hill
a Flicker, an Oven bird & a Grosbeak,
with one Veery, were the only ones 
singing at sunset. A Balls' Hill we
heard a Red-eye, Song Sparrow, Phoebee [Phoebe],
Grosbeak, Black-thr. Green Warbler [Black-throated Green Warbler] &
Yellow-Bill Cuckoo, across river a
glorious Thrasher. Saw a Gray Squirrel
swim across the river. He landed in
front of cabin at 7.30 A.M.
Walked in Pine Park at evening.