CONCORD, 
1907 
April 3 
On reaching Concord this morning I found the winter 
snow and ice all gone save in sheltered places in the woods, 
the winter frost well out of the ground, the woods settled 
and dry, the grass in fertile upland fields bright green. 
The farmers were ploughing and harrowing, I heard Wood 
Frogs and Leopard Frogs through the day and numbers of 
Pickering’s Hylas at evening, Butterf^lies of at least 
three species were out in considerable numbers. The 
river is very low for the season and only the lower por¬ 
tions remain flooded. The water has not been over the 
river-path at Ball’s Hill this ^ring. No flowers are 
blooming as yet at the cabin but I saw a few crocuses, 
squills and pansies at the farm. The alder catkins are 
shedding their golden pollen and the white maples are 
nearly if not quite in full bloom. 
The region extending from Ball’s Hill to the Farm 
was alive with birds to-day. I have rarely seen them 
more numerous at this season, [l found a flock of fully 
125 Juncos in Bensen’s asparagus and nearly as many more 
at the Farm, while there were about a dozen at Ball’s Hill 
and smaller scattered parties elsewhere. There were about 
15 Fox SparroTiTs at the cabin (some of them singing at 
frequent intervale), 5 at the Farm and 5 injBirch Field. 
Robins and Red-wings were very numerous. I heard a Vesper 
Sparrow and a Field Sparrow singing and a Dove cooing (at 
the Farm)^ 
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