1906
April 13
Clear, calm, warm. The most spring-like day for weeks. Maximum temperature 64 degrees.
  During the past two days we have seen nothing worthy 
of record. It is true that I have been rather closely confined
to the house but Purdie has ranged widely through woods
and fields. He visited Ball's Hill yesterday afternoon but
there were literally no birds there. Most of those that we
have seen have been very near the farm house. Three Fox
Sparrows have appeared both days on the banking in front of
the parlor & we had a Pine Warbler and a pair of Juncos
there yesterday afternoon.
  There were plenty of birds this morning and indeed all
through the day. The Fox Sparrows were the most numerous
and conspicuous for there were no less than twelve of them
and when they were not feeding on the banking under the
parlor windows they were nearly sure to be singing in the
apple trees or in the big forsythia bush by the well. Rarely 
have I heard such a feast of their glorious music.
  Tree Swallows appeared about the house for the first time.
I saw three at once flying about the bird house in the
garden at 9 A.M.
First Tree Swallows
  There were two male Phoebes singing near the barn this
forenoon. At length they had a short but desperate fight
in the air & on the ground, after which one of them retired.
  There were also two male Nuthatches calling wet-wet-wet at 
once, one in our elms with its mate, the other in the distance
towards the Ritchie place.
  Saw a male Cooper's Hawk plunging over the orchard in
long undulations. It called (cuck) a few times at each swoop
  Parker (the carpenter) saw a flock of 30 or 40 Grouse pass
over the northward at 4 P,M. while I was indoors.