Concord (Farm)
Ther [Thermometer] Monday, April 20, 1914 Wea [Weather]
Dull
Cloudy & mild with strong S.W. [southwest]
wind which brought showers
in late P.M.
  Lots of birds but none new to my
list except Pine Warbler ([male] [in full song]) &
Field Sparrows (2, silent, feeding on
millet seed on bank front of house).
[13 [in a flock] Robins, 5 Cow-birds, 2 Flickers &
a Red-wing [Red-winged Blackbird] on ground in cow pasture.
Ruby-crown [Ruby-crowned Kinglet] singing close to house,
2 [in a flock] Hermits in pines, Pulpit Rock woods.
Not much singing. Cock Partridge
drumming on wall fort of run.
Vegetation advancing fast. Crocuses
& squills about at best.
Yellow jonquils almost out. Red
maples, elms, poplars & hazels
in full bloom.
  Strolled about Farm & to Birch F. [Birch Field]
in A.M. planning work etc.
Set out a lot of peach, apricot &
cherry trees & 2 Quince bushes, in P.M.
Not feeling well. Bad throat cough.

Concord (Farm)
Ther [Thermometer] Tuesday, April 21, 1914 Wea [Weather]
Fine
Brilliantly clear & bracingly cool with
fresh N.W. [northwest] wind.
  Plenty of birds about the place
but they sang comparatively little.
Heard only one Robin & he sang only
half a minute - as twilight was
falling at evening. Heard a Yellow
rump [Yellow-rumped Warbler] & a Yellow Palm Warbler in
apple orchard. Song Sparrows, Phoebees [Phoebes] 
& Chippies [Chipping Sparrows] singing fitfully through
day. Flicker shouting frequently
At least 4 Tree Swallows about
boxes filling the air with their
sweet, joyous notes. One Barn
Swallow. 9 Juncos & 2 Song sparrows
on seed bed. Deafening chorus of
Hylas at evening. Grass attained 
maximum greenness yesterday on 
lawns & banks.
  Spent day working with Burbank
& Zeph. Set out fruit trees in A.M.
Raked dooryard & part of lawn in
P.M. Neuralgic headache forced
me to quit & take to bed at 3.30.