Concord (Farm)
Ther [Thermometer] Friday, April 24, 1914 Wea [Weather]
Fair
Brilliantly clear with strong
cold N.W. [northwest] wind. Ground hard
frozen & ice in troughs 2 inches
thick at sunrise. Middle of day
warm & not chilly at sunset.
  Noted nothing new. Very little singing.
Heard House Wren at Bungalow.
Robin & Flicker in full song at eve.
I red Purple Finch & 2 gray ones
with a Fox Sparrow & 20+ Juncos
at seed bed front of house at
breakfast time. Swallows about
boxes through most of day. At
least 3 prs (pairs). I doubt if any
Bluebirds will nest on this
farm this year.
  Spent entire day in our
poultry yard with all three
men. We set a lot of posts &
got out some big rocks. The
fence plan radically changed to
give more room for the fowls.
Walked through Berry Pas. [Berry Pasture] at eve
& creosoted a lot of caterpillar tents
Concord (Farm)
C.'s [Caroline Brewster's] steamer "Laurentic" reaches Eng. [England]
Ther [Thermometer] Saturday, April 25, 1914 Wea [Weather]
38 [degrees] at 6 P.M. Dull.
  Cloudy with strong & piercingly
chilly N.E. [northeast] wind.
  Saw comparatively few birds &
heard almost none. A Robin,
Song Sparrow & Flicker singing
fitfully in early morning & a
Ruby-crowned Kinglet in full song 
at 8 A.M. Also a Chippy [Chipping Sparrow].
  The seed bed in front of house
patronized by Juncos to the total
number of at least 24 & by a
single Fox Sparrow, 5 Swallows
about boxes all forenoon. A
pair of Bluebirds, the [male] warbling
softly, in elm over shed.
Crocuses passing, out of bloom.
Daffodils & squills in prime.
A few tulip blossoms almost out.
  Spent entire day in hen yard
where Burbank, Zeph & George
"worked like Beavers" getting out
rocks etc. Planted a lot of dwarf
pear trees there. Walked to Birch
Field at 5 P.M.
[margin]Word from White Star Liner office at noon
that C's steamer Laurentic is "reported" somewhere on
coast of England.[/margin]