Concord
Ther [Thermometer] Monday, June 3, 1918 Wea [Weather]
Dead rabbit in well. Fine
Cloudless and warm with fresh, dry
westerly wind. Our fields are now 
suffering for lack of soaking rain of
which little has fallen during last month
Sticky locust in bloom. Iris is passing.
Plenty of ripe strawberries, both
"ever-bearing" and "wildwood".
  First Whippoorwill heard at 9 last night
[First] Pine Warbler to-day (Pulpit R. [Pulpit Rock] pines)
Both birds most have arrived long ago.
Magnolia Warbler still singing near house.
Pair of Barn Swallows entering our
old barn many times perching together
on a rafter and twittering joyously.
Phoebees [Phoebe] nest in cellar full of fledged young.
  Spent entire forenoon with Zeph, George
& of Duren's cousin Tom, spraying oaks 
in Pulpit Rock woods. Not many Gyps [Gypsy Moth larva]
on these trees. We found almost none 
elsewhere. Opening the old well in Birch
Field we found floating in it two dead 
Cotton Tail Rabbits. Water about 5 ft. below
surface of ground. One in another well last year.
Sprayed for an hour in P.M. & later 
watered flower beds & sowed Zinnia bed.

Concord (Farm & Ball's Hill.)
First Bull Frog.
Ther [Thermometer] Tuesday, June 4, 1918 Wea [Weather]
Cabins entered & few things stolen. Fine
We removed everything of value to Farm.
No Gypsy Larvae to be found anywhere near B. Hill [Ball's Hill]
Clear & cool with fresh northerly wind.
Leaving Farm at 8.30 Zeph & I walked to
Ball's Hill where Gilbert [Robert A. Gilbert] joined us with his car.
We left everything safe & sound there on May 25
but found this morning that some one had
entered two of the cabins, smashing the padlock
on Gilberts cook room door & forcing open a 
heavy old shuttered window of chestnut (or
Forbush) cabin. From former my old Smith
& Wesson revolver had been taken, from latter
a feather bed pillow. We miss nothing else.
The marauder's footprints (those of a big man) &
the marks of his canoe prow showed where
he had landed in the boat pit. He was
considerate enough to commit no wanton damage
& to leave door & window shutter closed. He
had battered locks on old log cabin & my cabin
in vain attempt to break them open.
We spent forenoon in clearing out all the 
cabins of everything worth removing. Zeph drove
down in P.M. & brought it all to farm.
I spent most of P.M. working in flower beds.
Hermit Thrush singing in Birch Field, Swainson's
Thrush & Veeries near Ball's Hill. A few
Redwings [Red-winged Blackbird], a Green Heron, a Grosbeak, a Redeye [Red-eyed Vireo],
Song Sp. [Song Sparrow] Maryland Yl. throat [Maryland Yellow-throat], Black bill Cuckoo [Black-billed Cuckoo]
& Green Heron at or near Ball's Hill.
Walked up road to Gardner Lawrence's at eve.
Dove cooing, Starling flushed from nest in
[?] apple tree. Robins singing everywhere
far & near. Many other birds.

Looked closely for Gypsy larvae, all about Ball's Hill. Could not find one. 
Foliage perfect on trees of all kinds.

One Bull Frog bellowing opp. cabin