First apple blossoms. Concord.
Ther [Thermometer] Monday, May 6, 1918 Wea [Weather]
 86 [degrees] max Bird wave arrives. Fine.
Clear & oppressively warm with 
strong S.W. [southwest] wind. Vegetation advancing
fast. Many trees in half leaf. A few
apple blossoms unfolding.
  Bird arrivals, Usnea Warbler, 1 [male in full song] in
dooryard elms; Nashville Warbler, 2 [males in full song] in
run; Bobolink, [male in full song] heard 8 A.M. appar. [apparently]
on wing mig. [migrating] north; Oriole [male in full song] at
Ritchie place, another hd. [heard] by Dexter [Smith Owen Dexter] in
Concord village; Chimney Swift heard
at evening. Gen. arr. [general arrival] Oven birds; heard
there in various parts of our woods.
D. virens [Dendroica virens] also more numerous than
heretofore.
  Walked through lane, Cedar Park
& run after breakfast & again at
3 P.M. with Smith Dexter who
came down to dine with me.
He left at 4 P.M. Mr. & Mrs.
Emerson drove down a little
later, staying about 20 minutes.
I did little work beyond writing
a letter & setting out a few
plants

Concord
Ther [Thermometer] Tuesday, May 7, 1918 Wea [Weather]
88 [degrees] Fair
Partly cloudy but mostly sunny with
strong S.W. [southwest] wind. Oppressively warm all day.
Almost every tree & shrub, including
oaks, bursting into leaf or blossom.
Many apple trees in nearly full
bloom by sunset. Birches already dense
with young foliage. Shade bloom
passing.
  Bird arrivals. First Maryland Yellow-
throats, 2 [males in full song]; Eave Swallow, 1; Least
Flycatcher, 2 [in full song]. Save for these there
seemed to be no new comers of any
kinds greatly to my surprise for I 
had felt sure that the strong S.W. [southwest]
wind, fine weather, unseasonable
heat of yesterday & to-day would
bring a rush of migrants of various
kinds.
  Because of the heat & of continued
lack of strength & energy I did
little but stroll about near house &
road road within it. At eve. motored to 
Carlisle to see Duren.