Concord
Ther [Thermometer] Thursday, April 12, 1917 Wea [Weather]
Dull
Cloudy with light S.W. [southwest] wind.
Snow flakes falling every now
& then but never once whitening the
ground. Last vestiges of Monday's 
snow fall disappeared to-day.
  Fewer birds than yesterday.
About 50 Juncos in orchard &
several on banking front of house
in company with 8 Fox Sparrows.
Only one or two Robins. A
white bellied Nuthatch & a Gold crest [Golden-crested Wren]
in Cedar Park. Jingling voice
of unseen Rusty Blackbird heard.
Fox Sparrows sang but little,
Juncos even less. No Batrachians.
Strange to say I have not heard
a single Hylas yet. They are
unprecedentedly late this year.
  Spent most of forenoon in 
Cedar Park, where George was
burning brush, & in orchard helping
Burbank burn cornstalks. In 
P.M. transplanted raspberries &
a large Viburnum opulus.

[male] Sharp-shin Hawk [Sharp-shinned Hawk] soaring rather high & drifting off N.E. [northeast] at 11 A.M.

Concord. Snipe drums over Farm, 9 A.M.
Ther [Thermometer] Friday, April 13, 1917 Wea [Weather]
42 [degrees] max. [maximum] A flood of Juncos & Robins. Fair
Forenoon calm & mild; sun shining feebly
through thin clouds or dense haze. Afternoon 
cloudy with light rain at intervals.
  Great flight of Juncos & Robins at least
200 of former in orchard rising in clouds
from stubble to sing in wondrous medley chorus
while perched in apple trees. About 30 more
at Ritchie place. Robins everywhere in flocks &
singly, singing freely. 12 on ground together in
Lawrence's field. First Flicker "shouting" heard.
Nuthatch in dooryard elms calling loudly 2 hours.
Creeper & Gold-crest [Golden-crested Wren] singing in Cedar Park. Goldfinch
near house. Meadow L. [Meadow Lark] & Grass Finches, Lawrence's f'd [Lawrence's field].
Heard Snipe drum at 9 A.M. Saw him moment 
later flying over house S.W. [southwest] so high he looked no
 bigger than Hummingbird. When over Ritchie pl. [Ritchie place] he
drummed again keeping straight on the while
but inclining somewhat downward
No Swallows visiting boxes but three passed
over high to N.E. [northeast] at 9 A.M., calling. I fear our
local ones perished in last snow storm.
[male] [female] Bluebirds inspecting boxes & entering one.
2 Phoebees [Phoebe] at Ritchie pl. [Ritchie place] one at Farm. No 
Batrachian voices but Wood Frogs hd. [heard] 10 P.M. last night.
  Spent most of day working with men.
Transplanted a lot of red cedar from 
Ritchie place to Farm, pruned trees &
shrubs etc.