Concord (Farm)
Ther [Thermometer] Friday, May 19, 1916 Wea [Weather]
Perfect
  Brilliantly clear with light, cool, W. [west] wind
Last night very cool - almost frosty.
  No new arrivals. A few north-bound
migrants in Cedar Park & run, among 
them a D. caerulescens [Dendroica caerulescens], D. maculosa [Dendroica maculosa] & Parula,
all in full song. Rose-br. Grosbeak [Rose-breasted Grosbeak],
Oriole & Bobolink singing freely & most
rapturously, very near house, the Bobolink
in our big elm.
  Apple orchards in fullest bloom but
no petals falling as yet. Almost all the
trees are blossoming, even those that bore 
heavily last year & do not often bear at
all the next year after.
  Several Gypsy Moth nests covered with
newly-hatched larvae. Many oaks &
birches bordering our farming lands
rather badly infested.
  Monson & 2 men, Zeph & George working
on grading new cart path crossing foot of
lane. I was with them most of day.
Gilbert [Robert Alexander Gilbert] took Timmy to Birch Field. The little
dog killed a half grown Woodchuck there.

Concord (Farm)
Smaller Weasel in Farm lane
Ther [Thermometer] Saturday, May 20, 1916  Wea [Weather] Perfect.
Warbler day.
  Clear, warm, almost windless.
Apple trees still in perfect bloom. Many peach trees ditto.
Sour cherry trees still white with blossoms.
Purple ladies' delights at very best. White lilacs out.
  First noted: Tennessee Warbler [male] [in full song] over road near
big elm. Swainson's Thrush calling near Pulpit Rock.
General arrival of north-bound Warblers of various
species, in moderate numbers - a decided, yet
not excessive, in-rush. They were scattered
along the run from Cedar Park to spring. Here I
noted 3 D. maculosa [Dendroica maculosa] [2 males [in full song],1 D. caerulescens [Dendroica caerulescens] [male] [in full song],
2 D.blackburnian [Dendroica blackburnian] [2 males] [in full song] & 1 [female], 1 Usnea W. [Usnea Warbler] [male] [in full song],
several H. ruficapilla [Helminthopila ruficapilla] [in full song], 6 or 8 Ovenbirds,
[female] Redstart. One Nashville [Nashville Warbler] only Warbler in orchard.
Characteristic Farm birds as usual.
  At head of lane saw a Weasel of the smaller
kind in stone wall whence it looked out at me
fearlessly & curiously scarce 10 ft [10 feet] away craning &
twisting its very slender neck - a superlatively 
graceful & beautiful creature in rich golden brown
[?], with very large & gentle seeming eyes &
black tipped tail. At length it left the wall &
crossed open ground to lilacs with long graceful
bounds & very swiftly.
  Miss Mary Eaton here 8.15 - 10 A.M.; Dexter &
Blanchard family 10 - 11.30; Faxon, Norton &
Mr. & Mrs. Robbins, 3 - 4.30 P.M. With all these
I took walks being out in the woods with
them most of this wondrous perfect day.