Concord.
Ther [Thermometer] Wednesday, May 22, 1918 Wea [Weather]
Dull
  Cloudy with strong chill N.E. [northeast] wind.
Raining early morn. [morning]. Heavy rain last night.
  First Redstart, [male in full song], in trees over road near
big elm; first Cedar birds, several heard
calling in apple orchard - now wholly out
of bloom.
  A Black-poll [Blackpoll Warbler] [male] [in full song] only north-bound migrant -
Peabody bird singing thro [through] day near
cow pasture, Hermit Thrush at eve [evening]
near Pulpit Rock, a Tanger [Tanager] & a Towhee
near house. Oriole in dooryard elms
serenading us ceaselessly from early
morn [morning] to late afternoon.
  Gypsy [gypsy moth] larvae numerous in spots. Big
oaks behind barn badly infested by them.
  Spent most of day with George working
in flower beds in front of house.
Zeph sheathing apple room in old barn.
Burbank transplanting lettuce etc.
  In late P.M. Mr. & Mrs. A.C. Robbins
came in their Stanley car bringing Walter
Faxon. They stayed about half an hour.
I enjoyed seeing them exceedingly.

Concord.
Ther [Thermometer] Thursday, May 23, 1918 Wea [Weather]
Mixed
Forenoon largely cloudy with occasional
light rain. Afternoon sunny warm & 
humid with fresh S.W. [southwest] wind & thunder
muttering in distance every now & then. 
Cooler at evening with light W. [west] wind.
  No new bird arrivals. Usnea & Black-poll
Warbler (a [male in full song] of each) in oaks by barn,
the only north-bound migrants.
  Usual summer resident birds singing 
well through day, mostly close about
house. They included Robins, a Yellow
Warbler, Redstart, Tanager, Grosbeak,
Indigo bird, Towhee, Oriole, Maryland
Yellow-throat, Black-bill Cuckoo,
Chestnut-side Warbler, Chippies [Chipping Sparrow] etc.
A Wood Pewee in dooryard elm
uttered only its chuckling call note.
  Spent most of day close to house
working with George weeding flower
beds & setting out plants.
Walked thro [through] Berry Pasture at sunset.
Almost no birds singing there.