1878
Tuesday - Belmont Mass -
June 4. Clear and warm. My
first field expedition since Ill. [Illinois]
Off for the forenoon with Will Stone.
Spent most of the time in the
hilly pastures along Prospect St.
Belmont. The barberry bushes were
in full blossom. Hunted carefully
and long for nests of D. [Dendroica] discolor
but altho [although] the males were singing
in many places I got only one
nest - near the lane at the
farther end & on the South side.
Took Dendroica discolor, two
males; Dend. [Dendroica] pennsylvania
one male.
  Took: nests Dendroica discolor
one, 5 eggs - 1 Mimus carolin [carolinensis]
one, 3 eggs (nearly hatched.
Drove home by way of
Waverly and arrived in
time for dinner.
1878
Wednesday - Belmont Mass -
June 5. Clear and warm.
Another forenoon spent in the
barberry pastures of Belmont.
This time, I hunted over my
old ground for Prairie Warblers,
in the fields first below Arling[-]
ton Heights. Heard six
different males singing but
tho' I hunted every nook &
corner carefully did not find
a single nest. Very light
success otherwise too. Got
back to dinner at 1 P. M.
- Took -
Birds. D. [Dendroica] discolor 1 [male] (not preserved)
Nests. Dendroica penn. [pennsylvanica] 1 - 3 eggs
Melospiza melodia 1 - 5 eggs (too far
gone to blow.
Coccyzus erythropthalmus - 1 - 2 eggs