Washington.
Ther. [Thermometer] SAT. [Saturday] APRIL 30, 1910 Wea. [Weather]
90 [degrees] max Fine
Clear & hot with light Southerly wind.
  To Dr. Allen's office at 9 A.M.
He kept me until 10.30 finishing all
the work he can find to do this time.
Went thence to new Nat. Mus. [new United States National Museum] where
I spent an hour in bird room with
Richmond, Mearns & Oberholser.
Bought 2 cut glass decanters at Dulin
& Martin's for present to Henry.
At 1 P.M. met George Kettell by app'nt [appointment]
at Harvey's where we had steamed
oysters, lobster salad etc, all simply
delicious. Wethen went to Nat. Mus
& Smithsonian where we saw the various
collections rather thoroughly & also smoked
our pipes on a bench outside under 
the white pines in which Grackles were
nesting as usual. Dined with Henry at
Ontario & then called on C. [Caroline Brewster] & the rest
at the Gordon. Fisher there.

Washington
Ther. [Thermometer] SUN. [Sunday] MAY 1, 1910 Wea. [Weather]
Fine
Sunny but hazy: warm with
cool east wind.
Henry & I spent most of day at
Plummer's Id [Plummers Island], getting there at 10.30 &
leaving at 3.45. Weather perfect, woods
in nearly full leaf, most of wild flowers
gone or past prime. Birds singing fitfully
Parula W [parula warbler], Redstart, Prairie W. [prairie warbler], White eye [white-eyed vireo]
Cardinal, Water Thrush, Dove, Maryland Yl
throat [Maryland yellow-throat] etc. 12 Buzzards wheeling together
over river. Two of their eggs (a very fine
set) taken on other side of river & shown
to us at camp by Williams. Fisher
gave us a delicious roe shad dinner. At
table were only he, Dr. Stone, Henry,
Dr. Swartz & myself. Williams & a friend.
Barnour & his sister lunched by themselves.
Henry gave a stag party for me in his rooms 
this evening. Merriam, Nelson, Mearns, 
Palmer, Fisher, Bailey. We had a Welsh
rarebit, beer etc.