1892
March 10
Concord, Massachusetts.
Mass.
Concord. Morning clear and dead calm, very warm 
in the sun with a soft, spring-like quality to the 
air. As the day advanced the sky became overcast &
a chilly S[outh] wind arose changing to S[outh] E[ast] later in P.M.
with rain in the evening.
[margin]First spring
day.[/margin]
  Stepping out of doors just after breakfast I heard
a Bluebird warbling in the direction of Mr. Derby's &
soon afterwards this or another bird flew overhead
giving the sad call-note. A Song Sparrow was 
singing steadily in the maples over the rock on
the river bank and the [?] note of the 
Chickadee came from two different directions at
once. There were also Crows cawing & Jays screaming
while the House Sparrows were making a great din
in the pine hedge and cocks crowing in the 
farm yard most lustily. The  first spring -like 
day was the 6th. Since then each day has been
more and more spring-like. And to-day for the 
first time it has been real spring.
[margin]Bluebirds
arrive[/margin]
[margin]Also Song
Sparrows[/margin]
[margin]House Sparrows
noisy.[/margin]
  As I crossed the meadow on the way to my
boat house I saw the fresh track of a Mink
in the snow on the edge of a large pool of
surface water which covered a hollow in the ice.
Garfield tells me he has seen tracks about Flints
Bridge all winter.
[margin]Mink track[/margin]
  The Song Sparrow sang to me as I was launching 
my boat but I listened for others in vain
on my way down river nor did I hear any 
additional Bluebirds. Nevertheless the trip was
very exciting for I startled no less than
seven ducks, first a pair of Hooded Mergansers
