Concord
Ther [Thermometer] Tuesday, May 8, 1917 Wea [Weather]
52 [degrees] max Dull.
Thin cloudy with occasional wan sunlight
& one brief shower. Light southerly wind
Cool but not chilly.
  First noted. Greater Yellow legs [Greater Yellowlegs] rolling call hd. [heard]
in direction Birch Id. [Birch Island] at 6.30 P.M.
  Continued scarcity of local birds & no
north-bound migrants save 1 Peabody bird &
the Yellow legs [Greater Yellowlegs] & one Myrtle Warbler.
Most of those here singing freely all day.
Two Hermit Thrushes in full song at 10 A.M.
somewhere to east of Green Field & two others
calling near me at same time in Birch Field.
One singing near Pulpit Rock, 6 P.M.
Two Nuthatches singing one in Farm elms, other
east of Green Field. 2 Pheasants crowing.
No Partridges seen or heard although Timmy
hunted everywhere for them. I fear
he may have driven most of them
from our woods. He & I were out
after breakfast & again in late P.M.
I spent rest of day in house.
Did a little gardening - not much.

Concord.
Ther [Thermometer] Wednesday, May 9, 1917 Wea [Weather]
46 [degrees], 58 [degrees] Dull
  Mostly cloudy until 5 P.M. after which bright
sunshine. Heavy Showers with distant thunder
3-4 P.M. Chill northerly wind all day.
Vegetation advancing very slowly & far behind
its usual status at this date. The only conspicuous
green foliage is that of gooseberries. Most other trees
& shurbs show little or no signs of any. Barberries
& rum cherries beginning to unfold tiny leaves.
No fruit tree has opened a blossom yet but
plum peach & cherry buds ready to burst.
Hylas still in full cry. Toads silent thus far.
  First noted. Sparrow hawk [male] perched in dead
top of oak whence he swooped down to ground 
in Howe pas. [Howe's Pasture] apparently securing some prey.
  To Holden's Hill with George in forenoon. We 
cleared out foot paths there & dug 8 young
canoe birches. Brown Creeper singing among
dead loose-barked oaks, Red-shoul. Hawk [Red-shouldered Hawk]
screaming near old nest but it looked deserted.
  Spent afternoon working in flower garden
rear of house. 2 Flickers, 2 Robins, a
Ruby-crown Kinglet [Ruby-crowned Kinglet] & a Peabody bird in
full, frequent song. No signs anywhere
to-day of any fresh or recent influx
of bird migrants.