Lancaster
Ther. [Thermometer] SUN. AUG. 14, 1910 [Sunday, August 14, 1910] Wea. [Weather]
Fine
Clear & very warm with light S.W. [southwest] wind.
  We breakfasted at 8 with Miss Nora
& Miss Evelyn. The latter arrived late
last evening. About 9 A.M. John Thayer
drove me to his Museum where we 
spent the entire forenoon. I have
have never seen the collections so
thoroughly before. They are very fine
with host of rarities often represented
by large series of skins or eggs. 
  In the afternoon we drove first
to Herbert Parkers where we spent
about an hour, seeing Mr. & Mrs. Parker
& some neighbors on the piazza & then 
visiting the aviary where I was shown
four or five nests of the Fox Sparrow &
one of Junco, in which eggs have been
laid & young reared this season. The
Tree Sparrows have not bred. Some Fox
Sparrow nests on ground, some in spruce
or balsam trees. Also saw a 1/2 grown
Ruffed Grouse raised from the egg. Next 
called at Dr. Bradley's. Finally drove
[?] Bayard Thayers place & the [?]
[margin] Spent evening talking & smoking in library. [/margin]
Lancaster - Cambridge
Ther. [Thermometer] MON. AUG.15, 1910 [Monday, August 15, 1910] Wea. [Weather]
(Kingbirds eating berries)        Fine
Clear, hot, humid with little or no wind.
An uncomfortable dog-day. 
  Rose at 7 & walked down road to
greenhouses. Back to breakfast at 8.
At 9 John Thayer drove me to Lancaster
where I took 9.28 train for Cambridge.
As we were descending the hill below
his house we saw numbers of Kingbirds
in Viburnum dentatum bushes & I saw
one pick off & swallow one of the blue
berries, now ripe. Had a hot ride
in cars & reached home about 11.
  Worked remainder of day on Umbagog
book. C.[Caroline] did not work today.
E.R.S.[Elizabeth R. Simmons] started for Jaffrey at 1.30.
Purdie [Henry A. Purdie] took supper with C. & me
& spent evening. A.J. Pierce called
at 4.30 to talk over work at Concord.