Rutherford-Cambridge.
Ther [Thermometer]  SAT. JUNE 7, 1913 [Saturday, June 7, 1913]  Wea [Weather]
Fla.Gallinule, Fish Hawk nests   Fair
Sunny but densely hazy. Calm & warm.
Heavy thunder shower in late P.M.
Walking about place before breakfast heard
Robin, Flicker, House Wren, Yellow Thr [Yellowthroat]
& Red-eyed Vireo singing & starting [?]
Left Rutherford by 8.40 train. Crossing
[?]  Marshes saw 8 or 10 male Redwings [Red-winged Blackbirds]
& a beautiful Fla. Gallinule [Florida Gallinule] within 20 ft [20 feet]
at edge of pool in marsh near entrance to
Jersey City tunnel. It was feeding & paying
no heed to train thundering past. Had
clear view of it & saw brilliant [?] of bill.
Took 10.02 train for Boston. Looked
much out of window by [?]. Between
Lyme & Niantic saw two nests of Fish
Hawk in [?] ([?]) near R.R. [railroad]. Saw
birds head showing above one.
Gilbert [Robert Alexander Gilbert] met me at Back Bay. Heavy
shower was then passing off. Orioles
[fluting?], Robins calling & Jays screaming
in our Garden at 6 P.M.
Cambridge- Concord.
Crow eating spawning Toad ([Camb. place?])
Ther [Thermometer]  SUN. JUNE 8, 1913 [Sunday, June 8, 1913]  Wea [Weather]
Pair of Starlings (at Concord)    Fine
Clear & cool with fresh N.W. [northwest] wind.
As I was dressing at 7.30 I saw a 
Crow in maple over driveway eating
something that looked like a young Robin
Going out a little later I found under
the tree remains of a spawning Garden Toad
with all the spawn apparently. Percy
showed me what he says is a Crow's nest
in big linden by my chamber windows
At 9 A.M. heard a Yellow Warbler singing in 
Garden & saw it in Jungle & lilacs. There
was also a Red-eye & an Oriole singing,
a Robin eating cherries & 2 Swifts flying.
Rhododendrons & Oriental poppies in bloom.
Spent A.M. in Museum writing letters
Gilbert & I took 2 P.M. train to
Concord & Mr.[?] team to Farm.
Irises making splendid show there.
Female Hummer [female Hummingbird], very tame, about them.
Young Phoebees [Phoebes] out of nest in shed.
Walked to Ball's Hill & back (4-6.30).
Saw Pine Warbler feeding young on 
wing in two places. Heard Thrush
singing gloriously in Birch Field.
Saw a pair of Starlings in yard
opposite Darby Fergusons as we drove
down from Concord. First strawberries.