Concord, Mass. 
1899
April 7
  Cloudy with a strong damp S.W. wind which brought heavy
rain shortly after nightfall.
  Spent last night at the cabin. For the first time since I 
came to Concord this spring the ground did not freeze yet the
early morning was raw and gloomy and no birds were singing.
None were seen near the cabin until nearly noon when a Chickadee
& a pair of Downies visited the hut. Gilbert also heard a
Pine Warbler (the first) singing on the crest of Ball's Hill.
There were no Sparrows along the river front.
[margin]Night at the
Cabin[/margin]
[margin]First Pine
Warbler[/margin]
  Ashton Rollins spent last night & to-day with me. We
sailed over the Great Meadows and down river to Birch Island
in the forenoon seeing one Osprey, 20 Goosanders, and 15
Whistlers. Landing at Davis's Hill we started two Partridges and
found two Leopard Frogs on the shore. No Batrachian voices yet.
[margin]Water-fowl[/margin]
  The Davis Hill woods were seriously injured by the ice storm
of March 19. The ground is so covered with broken off tops &
branches that it is difficult to traverse these woods. The white
pines, hickories, elms and maples suffered most. At the 
Barrett farm great injury was done especially to the fine
old elms and hickories near the house. The ice is said
to have loaded the trees and to have remained for several days, 
a heavy wind adding greatly to the destruction. Under
white pines the ground is densely carpeted with tufts
of green needles which the ice broke off. One of my
white willows has been almost completely stripped of its
lateral branches & is little more than a tall bare
pole. The white maples along the river suffered
a good deal.[margin]Effects of 
ice storm
of Mch [March] 19th[/margin]
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