Wea. [Weather] Fri. [Friday] Aug. 11, 1905 [August 11, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear, calm, warm & oppressively
sultry indeed one of the most
trying days of a very trying summer.
  C. [Caroline] gaining slowly but not yet
on her feet. I worked all day
in Museum chiefly on the
Cambridge Birds. Misses Hill
& Freeman who called yesterday,
have given me a number of
fresh records which are making
serious trouble with my text.
  Wea. [Weather] Saturday 12 [August 12, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy with light showers.
Intensely sultry & humid.
  Spent A.M. in Museum working
on text of Cambridge Birds.
  To Concord by 5.01 train.
Crossed river to Ball's Hill and 
settled at the cabin (for the
first time since April) to pass Sunday.
  Walked to Pine Park & Pine Hill
at evening.  Started a brood of Partridges
in huckleberry bushes. A Tanager &
a Wood Peewee singing.
  Wea. [Weather] Sun. [Sunday] Aug. 13, 1905 [August 13, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear & pleasantly cool with light
N.E. [northeast] wind. Evening cooler still.
  Spent forenoon rambling about in the
woods on & near Ball's Hill. There were
neither mosquitos nor deer flies to
trouble me & the woods were delightful.
  Went to the farm in P.M. Saw
James there. He & Pat have been
working at the pond in Berry Pasture.
Only birds heard singing were a Red eye,
a Tanager & three Wood Peewees. A Great
Horned Owl hooting in Birch Field 5 P.M.
  Wea. [Weather] Monday 14 [August 14, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
  clear & very cool with light N.E. [northeast] wind.
  Returned to Cambridge by 8.13 train.
Found C. [Caroline] much better. She dined
on the back piazza yesterday. 
Spent day working on Cambridge
Birds.
  An Oriole sang almost continuously 
for 10 or 15 minutes in the garden,
just before sunset. Its song was
peculiarly rich, varied & tender.
One Redstart sang a little.