Concord (Farm)
Ther [Thermometer] Saturday, May 27, 1916  Wea [Weather] Mixed.
Spraying apple trees begun.
  Morning cloudless, windless, divinely
beautiful. Clouds overspread sky before 
noon & a fresh S.E. [southeast] wind arose. Light
rain falling at evening.
  Lilacs in fullest bloom. Only a few
apple blossoms left. Quinces in bloom.
  First noted: Black-billed Cuckoo, [Yellow-
billed cuckoo], one each, both hd. [heard] in Berry Pasture.
  A liberal aftermath of yesterday's flight
of north-bound migrants lingered through
today in orchard & shade trees close
about our house, where I noted 2
Tennessee Warblers [2 males] [in full song] 2 Usnea Warblers [2 males] [in full song]
[female] Blackpoll, 1 [male] Magnolia [Magnolia Warbler] [in full song], 2 Nashville [Nashville Warblers]
& 2 Maryland Yellowthroats. Unfortunately
the woods could not be visited because I
had to supervise the important task
of spraying the orchard trees at which
Duren & his men worked with Zeph & George
all day. But I did go to the edge of
the run several times without hearing
anything of interest there. A cable message
from the Jeffersons: "Hamilton goes to the 
Front Monday. France". Telephoned it to C. [Caroline Brewster]
at Lancaster whither she returned to Cambridge this afternoon.

Concord (Farm & Bigelow Road).
Ther [Thermometer] Sunday, May 28, 1916 Wea [Weather] Dull.
Bluebird's nest raided by Weasel?
Dark cloudy, misty, cool, with light S. [south] wind.
Many oaks in nearly full leaf. Deciduous trees
generally well draped in fresh green foliage.
  No fresh arrivals. North-bound migrants
apparently all gone by.
  Local birds abundant especially along old
Bigelow Road which I traversed this forenoon
from Hutchins' Pond to wreck of big "Bear" Oak.
Started in through Horse pasture & collected a lot 
of galls for H.W.H. [Henry W. Henshaw?] from Swamp Oak. At pond
found at least 12 Barn Swallows flying in &
out Bigelow barn. Hermit [Hermit Thrush] hd. [heard] here in full
song on N.E. [northeast] slope [of] Puckatasset Hill. Flushed a
[female] Nashville W. [Nashville Warbler] from grass-made nest in face
of grassy bank bordering road in scanty scrub.
3 fresh looking eggs. 2 [males] singing near.
2 Canada Warblers [in full song] further on. At big
Bear Oak hd. [heard] another Hermit [Hermit Thrush], fine singer.
Home by 11. Lots of birds singing all day near
house. Wrote letters after this. Weeding beds
in late P.M. Found fresh, wet shells of 5 eggs 
of Bluebird close together on ground under box
front of house. Pole plainly marked all way up
with recent scratches of very [?] sharp claws.
Suspect Weasel seen of late. No bigger mammal could
enter hole. Both Bluebirds seen about [?]
[morning?]. At 7 P.M. saw both Screech Owls [?] over
[male] [?] into boxes, [female] flying through orchard.