Concord
Ther [Thermometer] Thursday, May 8, 1919 Wea [Weather]
First Bat in shed. Perfect
Brilliantly clear with gentle
westerly breeze. Cool at morn &
eve [evening] just agreeable warm thro [through] day.
All nature at her loveliest with
opening buds, tender green leafage
& white, pink & yellow blossoms
wherever one looks about this
old New England farm. The
apple "blow" especially charming
although not as yet near its best.
Our dooryard paved with
golden Dandelions in the 
greatest profusion.
  First Maryland Yellow-throat.
Not many north-bound migrants.
One handsome Magnolia Warbler
in cedar in lane. Local birds
singing freely & delightfully
most of forenoon.
  I spent entire day close to house
& mostly in dooryard where George
worked on flower beds. Gilbert [Robert A. Gilbert] &
James put in mosquito screens &
did various other things.

Concord
Ther [Thermometer] Friday, May 9, 1919 Wea [Weather]
Dull
Thin cloudy & cool with light
easterly wind. Vegetation again
at stand-still. Only a few
apple trees in full bloom as
yet.
  First Bobolink singing on wing 8 A.M.
A small flock of north bound
migrant Warblers spent entire
day near our house sometimes
in blossoming apple trees oftener 
in tall oaks at rear of barn;
2 Usnea Warblers & a Magnolia [Magnolia Warbler]
sang freely, a Nashville [Nashville Warbler] less so.
The Magnolia seen repeatedly amid
rose & white apple blossoms. There 
were also 2 [females] Yellow rumps [Yellow-rumped Warbler].
The Hermit Thrush, at Pulpit
Rock, & a Thrasher in Cedar Park
were singing gloriously after
breakfast. I heard & saw the
Bobolink there and later.
  Spent 2 hours in A.M. & 3 in
P.M. sitting out of doors in an
arm chair watching the men
work in the flower garden.