Concord, Mass.
1899
April 14
(No 2)
that its neck was light or faded chestnut, its throat ashy, its
crown dark brown. It finally realighted further up the
meadows but when I reached the place it had disappeared.
  In the meadow at the edge of the woods just east of the
old orchard on the Barrett farm Hylas and Wood Frogs were
in full cry late [in] the afternoon. Judging by the volume of
sound there must have been very many of them. I
also heard dozens of Leopard Frogs around the edges of
the river meadows. This is the first time I have
heard the Leopard Frogs this season.
[margin]Leopard Frogs
Croaking for 
first time.[/margin]
  In a shallow ditch near Dakin's Hill I saw a large
newt swimming among some water plants.
  The snow has disappeared rapidly the past few days
& there was but little left in the Barrett woods this
afternoon. The ice went out of the meadow opposite the
cabin on the night of the 11th. The grass is very green
in places near the village but the fields are as brown as
in early March throughout the Ball's hill region.
[margin]Snow going
fast.
Ice leaves the meadow[/margin]
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