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Concord, Mass.
1897
May 1
  Cloudy and cool with strong E. wind (which brought
a heavy rain storm the following night & day).
  Spent the forenoon finishing my tree planting
& putting the cabin in order for its long summer
rest from occupancy. Paid a last visit to the
Dove's nest and was relieved to find that she
was all right & still sitting quietly. My uneasiness
on her account was due chiefly to the fact
that pair of Cooper's Hawks appeared yesterday
when I started both birds together from one of
the pines on Davis's Hill and later saw the male
fly over Ball's Hill and skim low over the meadows
to the Bedford shore. I fear they have taken
up their quarters on my land and will decimate
the small birds of the surrounding region as they
did three or four years ago.
  At 3.30 P.M. we closed the cabin and
started for Concord, Gilbert going by road on
his bicycle, I by river in the canoe, [delete]I[/delete] sailing
practically the whole distance. On reaching
the Keyes' we put away the canoe and
its contents in the barn. We took the 5 P.M.
train for Cambridge.
  Early this forenoon I heard two Yellow Warblers
and an Oriole singing in the willows on
Holden's meadow.