May 13, 1771
Posted by sydney on May 13th, 1771
Swallows & martins collect dirt for building. Regulus non crist: major cantat voce stridula locustae. Usually a late bird of passage. The horizon looks dark & louring.
May 12, 1771
Posted by sydney on May 12th, 1771
Ground very moist. Barley, & all spring-corn come up well. Vast Aurora in the N.E. and S.W. & all round.
May 11, 1771
Posted by sydney on May 11th, 1771
Cherry-trees begin to blossom. The sedge bird, Passer arundinaceus minor, of the Brit: zool sings about waters: variety of notes; but the manner is hurrying.
May 10, 1771
Posted by sydney on May 10th, 1771
Fly-catcher. This bird is usually the last of the summer birds of passage.
May 9, 1771
Posted by sydney on May 9th, 1771
Summer-like weather. Some beeches begin to leaf.
May 4, 1771
Posted by sydney on May 4th, 1771
Showers, spring weather. Cucumbers swell away, & set apace. Black-caps appear & begin to sing. Sowed white dwarf kidney beans.
May 3, 1771
Posted by sydney on May 3rd, 1771
The turtle-dove returns & cooes. Sowed white cucumbers under a hand-glass.
May 1, 1771
Posted by sydney on May 1st, 1771
Plenty of rain in the night. Trees as bare as at Xmass.
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