Concord
Ther [Thermometer] Tuesday, May 6, 1919 Wea [Weather] 
62 [degrees] max [maximum] Fine
Brilliantly clear with light
cool east wind. Many apple 
blossoms opened or overspreading
the trees with countless rosy
pink buds. Shad bush at its
best. A wealth of golden dandelions
all about the house.
  First Tanager, [male], singing near house.
3 [males] Rose br. breasted Grosbeaks [Rose-breasted Grosbeak] together in
oak over lane feeding among its 
opening buds & uttering autumnal
call note only.
  Obviously most of the north bound
migrants that so flooded the whole 
country yesterday passed on last
night & were not replaced by many
if any new comers to-day. There
were, however, some Peabody birds
still lingering. One sang loud & 
ceaselessly all the morning.
  I was out of doors no less than
7 hours superintending transplanting
by Benson & George & sitting mostly
in a chair moved by them
from place to place.

Concord.
Ther [Thermometer] Wednesday, May 7, 1919 Wea [Weather] 
Dull
Dark cloudy, calm, cool & very chilly
with a little misty rain every now
& then. Retarded by these conditions
vegetation made no appreciable
advances. Only a few apple trees
have many unfolded blossoms. Some 
peach & plum trees beginning to shed them.
Marsh marigold passing out of bloom.
  Ten or a dozen Warblers, mostly
Yellow rump [Yellow-rumped Warbler] & Usnea [Usnea Warbler], visited our
dooryard elms at breakfast time
& later the orchard trees & those
along the lawn. I saw no other
north-bound migrants & heard
but little bird music.
  A Robin relining with dry grass
a nest on front of house (behind
goose neck) in which young were
reared last summer.
  Brown saw a large Hawk perched
on wire mesh top of our chicken
yard yesterday.
  Spent much of day in house.
Walked around Berry Pas. [Berry Pasture] in P.M.