Concord (Farm & Ball's Hill)
Ther [Thermometer] Friday, May 28, 1915 Wea [Weather]
Clear & cool with raging N.W. [northwest] wind.
It tore thousands of well grown young
leaves from exposed tree tops &
strewed ground & water with them
thickly. Because of it few birds
sang freely except at early morn
& towards sunset when it was
least violent.
  A [male] [in full song] Black poll [Blackpoll Warbler] at Ball's Hill
the only north-bound migrant noted.
  Spent day at Ball's Hill motoring
down at 8 A.M., walking back via
Davis Hill at 4 P.M. Devoted most
of my time to supervising spraying
operations conducted by Duren's man,
with George & Burbank. They began
at east end of hill & sprayed thence
to the old log cabin very thoroughly.
The cabins & surroundings look rather
neglected & forsaken. Most of the flowers 
are dead. Not many birds. No Veeries
or Bitterns. A few Red-wings [Red-winged Blackbird], Song Sparrows,
1 Red-eye, Pine Warbler etc.
Richardson called at 3 P.M.

Concord (Farm & Ball's Hill)
Ther [Thermometer] Saturday, May 29, 1915 Wea [Weather]
Fine
Clear & cool. Calm in early morning;
fresh N.W. [northwest] wind in forenoon; chill N.E. [northeast]
wind towards evening.
  No north-bound migrants. Migration
apparently nearly if not quite ended.
Local birds as a whole in normal
numbers & variety except Bobolinks which
are scarcer than usual and Wilson's
Thrushes which are almost wanting.
Indeed I am not sure that any of
the latter are established anywhere in
our woods as yet, except at Ball's Hill,
and thus far I have heard only one
sing & him but once.
  Burbank & Zeph worked most of
forenoon hanging a gate where
the cart road enters field front of house.
Everything went wrong with it at first.
As I was with them Mrs. Melvin,
Mrs. [?] & two other ladies arrived
to day for wintergreen for wreaths. I gave
them leave to take all they wanted  & they
almost filled the car. Motored to Ball's 
Hill after dinner. Duren spraying there.