1878
June Belmont Mass-
  Another beautiful 
June day. Off as usual after
breakfast taking Carry with
me. Drove up to Prospect St.
where I spent the whole forenoon.
On the top of the hill above
Mr. Marsh's, found a nest
of Contopus virens upon which
the female was at work in
the same tree was also King [?]
nest nearly completed. Near the
farther end of the lane took
the D. penn. [sic] [Dendroica pensylvanica] found day
before yesterday and shot a few 
birds. Started a [female] grouse with young
four or five in number. They were
about a week old and already very
shy, flying, quite well, too.
  Returned in time for dinner
Took - Nests D. penn.[sic] [Dendroica pensylvanica] one
nest, 4 eggs. Spiz. [Spizella] socialis, one nest, 4 eggs
Birds. Melos [Melospiza] melodia, one 1st [?].
Hel. [Helmonthophila] ruficapilla, one, 1st [?].
1878
June 18 Concord, Mass.
Tuesday. Drove up from Cambridge
late yesterday afternoon with Will
Stone and took rooms at the hotel
Carry came up on the 6.2. train and
went to "the Manse" with Lizzy S.
This morning tho' it was cloudy and
threatening Will & I started off for a
forenoon[']s collecting. Drove up to the
"Parker lot" where I spent an hour or
two without success. Heard there a Hel. [Helmonthophila]
chrysoptera singing. On the way back
hunted some oak woods and found
a Turdus mustelinus sitting on four
large young in the nest. Also heard
several Cot. [Coturniculus] passerinus near Hildreth's
corner Passing thro' the town took
a turn thro' the meadow where
Henslow's Sparrow breeds and found
two pairs, the males singing, the females
with young on wing. In P. M. Will
left and I brought Carry down to 
Miss Barratts, after taking tea at the 
Manse. Not a bird or nest taken to-day.