Cambridge
Ther [Thermometer] Wednesday, June 9, 1915 Wea [Weather]
Perfect
Clear & warm with light southerly wind.
  In Garden. Robins [male in full song] singing gloriously
at frequent intervals all day, [female] adult,
several young of two sizes & evidently
different broods. Catbird - a silent one
in Jungle, seen in forenoon & afternoon.
Chipping [Chipping Sparrow] [male in full song] singing about twenty times
at 11 A.M. or thereabouts. Blue Jay 2,
Crow 1, Bronzed Grackle [male] on lawn.
It is strange that we have no Red-eye [Red-eyed Vireo]
this year. I heard one singing this 
morning in Chauncy Smith place & am
told of others further up Brattle St.
near the Nichols place.
  Spent most of day in Museum
writing letters & comparing birds sent
by Wayne for the purpose. Pierce
sprayed our elms in forenoon
In late afternoon took some plants to
the Spelmans & brought back some
choice irises that Harry gave us.
C. [Caroline Brewster] in the Garden with me several 
times. It is very beautiful now!

Cambridge - Concord
Ther [Thermometer] Thursday, June 10, 1915 Wea [Weather]
Fine
Clear & cool with strong N. [north] wind.
In Garden Robins ([male in full song] [male in full song] [female] sev. [several] young),
Red-eyes [Red-eyed Vireo] [male in full song] [female] (in Jungle & lindens all day)
Flicker ad. [male adult] on stone flagging front of
Museum seeking ants by pecking up the 
dirt between the stones & thrusting in his
extensile tongue (I saw another bird of
same species similarly engaged in same place
several years ago), Chimney Swift, 4
careering overhead. A few House Sparrows.
  Spent forenoon working with Percy
setting out irises etc. Gilbert & I started
for Concord at 2.45 in Ford Car.
As we passed Elmwood I heard a 
Warbling Vireo singing. Saw a Green
Heron & a large colony of Crow Blackbirds
at a brush-ground pond near the "Peacock
Woman's" house. Stopped at Breck-Rob.
nursery [Breck-Robinson Nursery] to see irises in bloom & ordered
a lot of them for Aug. delivery. Reached
Farm at 4.15. Walked about until evening.
Barred Owl hooting soon after sunset W. [west] of
Berry Pasture. Two Whippoorwills same direction 
later. Wonderful show of irises.