Concord
Ther [Thermometer] Sunday, May 6, 1917 Wea [Weather]
40 [degrees] all day. Snow Storm Stormy
Snowing heavily from 7-9 A.M. the air so
thickly filled with large flakes that they
obscured the landscape at all distances beyond
100 yds. [yards] but they did not at any time
whiten the ground for every one melted as
it struck. It was fascinating to watch
them falling ceaselessly on the bright emerald
green lawn, disappearing magically the
instant they reached it. During the
remainder of the day light rain fell.
There must have been a heavy downpour
last night for our little brooks are all
overflowing & the river meadows are again
under water. 
  Timmy & I had our customary forenoon
& late afternoon woodland walks. He
started a Rabbit & a Partridge. Very
few small birds. Flock of 10 Yellow rumps [Yellow-rumped Warbler]
in Birch Field. Solitary Vireo heard singing
& Mniotilta seen near spring. At least
4 Robins, a Bluebird & 12 Red-wings [Red-winged Blackbird] in
full song at sunset, the Red-wings clustered
in a tall oak behind barn.
  Spent most of day in house writing. While 
out doors wore a heavy sweater & an overcoat yet
had to walk fast to keep warm.

Concord
Ther [Thermometer] Monday, May 7, 1917 Wea [Weather]
Fair
Thin cloudy with occasional brief periods of
sunshine. Light, chill easterly breeze at times.
  First noted. Dendroica virens [male] [in full song], Pulpit Rock.
Bird life only meagerly represented still & very
little bird music. Our House Wren sang a few 
times in early morn & a Field Sparrow at
intervals, close to house, all day. At eve I heard
a Peabody bird & several Robins. Also a Song Sp. [Song Sparrow]
in Berry Pas. [Berry Pasture] & a cock Pheasant. A Bittern
pumping at sunset towards Bigelow Br. and another
(probably [female]) I flushed from margin of our ice pond
whence she flew towards well house & dropped there.
Woodland nearly birdless. One Pine Warbler, the
D. virens [Dendroica virens], a Phoebee [Pheobe] & a Chickadee were all I
heard in Pulpit R. woods [Pulpit Rock woods] & Birch Field.
  Hearing at sunset, afar off towards Mr. Howes,
a flock of Redwings [Red-winged Blackbird] singing I thought at first the
sound came from Can. Geese [Canada Goose] its honking quality
being unusually pronounced at this distance.
  Three walks with Timmy thro [through] Farm woods.
He had a glorious time during after breakfast one
for I took the 20 g. [gauge] gun along & shot first
a pair of House Sparrows in bushes front of house,
afterwards 2 Gray Squirrels [male and female adults] at edge of run
  Spent remainder of day in house reading &
writing (letters) 