Concord, Massachusetts.
1896
April 1
(No 2)
[April 1, 1896]

grub which she accepted & ate. The [female] seemed very nervous
about her nest (perhaps because I was near) peeping into
or entering it every minute or two. Once she took in a
long strip of inner bark which she brought from a
neighboring elm.
  Spelman arrived at 1 P.M. having ridden up from
Cambridge on his buck by way of the turnpike. 
He had seen four or five Bluebirds, a large flock of Juncos
and a pair of White-winged Crossbills, the last in a pitch
pine, the [male] warbling in a soft undertone.
  At 2 P.M. we started down river. It was calm at first
but a south-east wind arose as we reached Great Meadow
across which I sailed close-handed. It was nearly dark
when we got our things in order at the cabin & our
supper cooked & eaten but we took a short walk the
last thing seeing nothing but a solitary Black Duck
flying over the meadows & hearing no bird songs of any
kind. There were also no Hylas peeping. It is evident
they have not begun yet.
  A Song Sparrow, a Fox Sparrow & a Phoebee, all along
the river path near the cabin were the only small
birds noted during the afternoon.