Concord, Mass
1903
April 6
  A.M. hazy with light S E wind. P.M. cloudy with strong
& very chilly S. W. wind. Very cold again last night. Ground
as hard as flint this morning & ice on turf 1/2 inch thick.
The only plants affected seriously seem to be Mertensia & Nettles.
Gooseberry bushes in half leaf show no signs of injury.
All ice & frost disappeared by noon for the forenoon was mild.
  Spent most of the day in the garden. Birds singing
freely in the early morning. Heard, besides Robins, Bluebirds,
Song Sparrows, & Phoebees, a Grass Finch, Field Sparrow
& Yellow Palm Warbler. There were a pair of Nuthatches in
the old elms, the male calling what-what-what.
  I fear the Cooper's Hawk has decided to spend the
summer in the Pulpit Rock woods. I saw & heard him
at least a dozen times this forenoon, passing back & 
forth over the farm usually rather high in air & invariably
uttering his barking hoc-hoc-hoc-hoc-hoc at short
intervals. Thus far I have seen but one bird, a male.
Partridge seem to be very scarce. I started only one
yesterday - at Ball's Hill. I can find no signs
of Deer & my men say there were no tracks in
our woods last winter.