Washington
Ther. [Thermometer] Sun. [Sunday] April 18, 1909 Wea. [Weather]
Clear.
 Cloudless & hot with light S. [south] wind.
  Henry [Henry Henshaw] & I started for Plummers Id. [Plummers Island]
at 8.30. Picked up Osgood at Georgetown
Drove from Cabin John's to canal.
At island from 10 to 4. Warm as
summer. A dozen or more of club [Washington Biologists Field Club] members
turned up Pinchot & Swartz among them.
Also Kearney the botanist. Richmond,
Palmer & Stone there as guests. Fisher
cooked 2 big Shad. We dined in open
air. Spent most of day sitting in shade
talking. Birds abundant. Carolina Chickadee [in full song]
4 [in a flock] La. Water Thrush [Louisiana waterthrush] 3 [in full song], Parula 1 [in full song], Mniotilta
3 [in full song], Polioptila 1 [in full song], Cardinals, Carolina Wrens,
Dove 1 [in full song], Phoebe 2 [in full song], Rough w. Sallow [Rough-winged Swallow] 3 [in a flock],
Buzzards 6, Hooded Merganser [female] Blue w. Teal [blue-winged teal] 1.
Wildflowers in great profusion. Butterflies
[in great profusion]. Island a heavenly place. Returned to 
city with Palmer in late P.M. Henry &
I spent evening talking in his rooms.

Washington
Ther. [Thermometer] Mon. [Monday] April 19, 1909 Wea. [Weather]
Sunny.
  Sunny but hazy. Very warm
with light S.W. [Southwest] wind.
  Five bird concert early morn Robins,
Carolina Chickadee, Tufted Tit, Car. Wren [Carolina Wren],
Mniotilta, Goldfinch, Purple Finch, Flicker,
Peabody Birds, Field Sparrow, Cardinals,
Meadow Lark etc. Singing near hotel.
  Spent most of day in dentist's
chair. Got over to Smithsonian for
about an hour (11.30-12.30). Took
Richmond to Harvey's for lunch. We
had crabs & musty ale. Purple Grackles
swarming in Smithsonian grounds &
Lafayette Park. Saw one pair copulating
& several males courting with all the
plumage of head & neck puffed out.
Bought a chafing dish as a present for
Henry. Spent evening at Cosmos
with Henry. Talked with Fisher,
Osgood, Coville & Knowlton.