Concord, Mass.
1899
May 5
  Brilliantly clear with cool E. wind. Ther. [thermometer] 48 [degrees] - 6 A.M.,
60 [degrees] - 1 P.M., 51 [degrees] - 8 P.M.
  Six or eight Yellow-rumps, three or four Parula Warblers,
two or three Nashvilles, a Chestnut-side, a Redstart & a
Water Thrush were singing near the cabin this morning. Three
birds appeared to be the remnants of the flock seen in the
Town piazza yesterday and not fresh arrivals. Across the river
a Brown Thrasher was singing. On the edge of a pool in
Parker's pasture a Solitary Sandpiper was feeding.
[margin]Early Morning
Singing at
Ball's Hill[/margin]
  Spent the forenoon digging wild flowers in Nevin's Woods
& along the railroad embankment where there was a
wonderful display of anemonies and violets on a
track that had been recently furrowed over.
[margin]Wild flowers[/margin]
  To Cambridge by the 4.20 P.M. train. Found two
Yellow Warblers singing in the old garden and W. Deane
afterwards told me that he saw three there this
morning, the first for the season. Lothrop also saw
them to-day for the first time. Deane saw an
Oriole yesterday. The cherry trees were all in full
bloom - a beautiful sight.
[margin]Cambridge
Birds in the
Garden [/margin]
[margin]Cherry trees
in full bloom[/margin]
  Deane also told me that there have been very few
birds in the garden the past month - especially the
latter half of it. There have been two or three Robins,
a pair of Flickers which are apparently going to
nest in a bark covered box which I put up for
them, & an occasional Chippy. The first Purple Finch
appeared yesterday when a Redstart also arrived.