Concord
Ther. [Thermometer] MON. [Monday] AUG. 14, 1911 [August 14, 1911]  Wea. [Weather]
Nocturnal mig. [migration] begun Fine
Brilliantly clear with light N. [north] wind
Warm thro. [through] day, cool at morn & eve.
At 7 A.M. a Song Sparrow, an Indigo
Bird, a Red eye & a Redstart all
singing rather freely near the house. A
little later I heard an Upland Plover
call twice, rather near, over the orchard.
At 9 A.M. moved to Ball's Hill , taking
all the men. Spent forenoon water [watering] flower
beds about cabins pumping barrels of
water on them from river with sewer pump.
Started up river in open canoe at 4.30
paddling & sailing. It was hot & I saw
only a few birds among them 3
Red-wings, about 35 Bobolinks, a
Spotted Sandpiper & a Marsh Hawk.
The last named stepped into a bed of
wild rice whence I failed to flush it.
Reached Manse at 6 P.M. Sat down to
supper at 7 with Mrs. Thayer, Sarah &
Jack Ames & their boys. Started back at 8.
Fine starlit night. 7 Muskrats about
a dozen Mole Crickets, Veery & 2 Warblers mig [migrating].

Concord - Boston - Cambridge
Ther. [Thermometer] TUES. [Tuesday] AUG. 15, 1911 [August 15, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
Light showers at eve. Day Fine
Sunny hot & humid with light W. [west] wind.
Showers at evening with distant thunder
Early morning brilliantly clear & very
beautiful. Song Sparrow & Short-bill Marsh
Wren in full song. Pine Warb. [Pine Warbler] singing fully.
No Tree Crickets singing at Ball's Hill last
night but lots of them up river & at Farm.
  Took 8.11 train to Boston. Talked with 
Geo. Lombard [George Lombard] all way. He complains of
ill health but looks well. Spent most of day
at office. Long talk with Judge Abbott &
Sted Buttrick in A.M. about Wolfeboro
Church on Academy land. Reached no
definite conclusion. Lunched at Bunch
O' Grapes. Bought some shirts & came
out at 2.30. Black & White Creeper [male] in
Garden. Had supper alone on piazza,
read until 8.30 then called on Lizzy
Fuller & spent an hour there. Tree Crickets
in full blast.