Concord
Ther [Thermometer] Wednesday, May 2, 1917 Wea [Weather]
40 [degrees], 50 [degrees] Dull.
Cloudy & chilly for most part but
there were occasional gleams of warm
sunshine & the strong N.W. [northwest] wind was
less harsh than the easterly wind of late.
Vegetation nearly at a stand still.
Our peas are up, however.
  Bird life of almost every kind has
been depressed if not banished by these
untoward weather conditions. A pair
of Robins, 6 or 8 Juncos, a [male] Downy [Downy Woodpecker],
& a Yellow Palm Warbler was about
all the birds to be seen or heard
anywhere about the Farm while the
woodlands seemed everywhere quite
lifeless. I heard only one bird song
at sunset, that of a Robin. A
House Wren & Phoebee [Phoebe] sang in early morn.
Crows abundant & vociferous in
orchard & shade trees close to house. I
am puzzled to account for this.
  Timmy & I went to Birch Field for
forenoon & part of afternoon. he looking
vainly for small game, I working
at cutting brush etc.

Concord
Ther [Thermometer] Thursday, May 3, 1917 Wea [Weather]
40 [degrees] 48 [degrees] Fair
Light cloudy with brief intervals of sunshine.
Moderate westerly wind. Air icy chilly through
day, softening appreciably towards sunset.
  Birds continue scarce. [male] Nuthatch [in full song] in elms
near house, 6 or 8 Juncos in orchard, 3
Chippies [Chipping Sparrow] singing there, [male] [female] Bluebird at nest box,
Flicker shouting at Ritchie Place, Crows
everywhere & very noisy. Robins silent
until evening when they sang freely far &
near. A Hermit in full song in Birch
Field at sunset, another clucking there.
Full chorus of Hylas after dark.
  The Phoebee's [Phoebe] nest in our barn cellar
has two eggs to-day. I have not seen
or heard the birds near it for several
days.
  Timmy & I spent an hour in forenoon
& two hours in late afternoon rambling
about in woodland at Birch Field & 
elsewhere. I cut a lot of brush there.
Mrs. Melvin called at 9 A.M. My
two men ploughing & harrowing all day.
Land nearly all ready to plant now.