Glendale
Ther [Thermometer] TUES. JULY 15, 1913 [Tuesday, July 15, 1913] Wea [Weather]
Fine
Brilliantly clear & pleasantly
cool with brisk N.W. [northwest] wind.
  Spent most of day writing
in my chamber, working chiefly 
on Concord bird notes. Dan & 
I were out together about the
place & in neighboring woodland
from 5 to 6.30. With Mrs. F. [Mrs. French]
we motored to Stockbridge this
evening to dine at the Crowinshields
Dr. Haven the only other guest
- a most intelligent & well informed
man with whom I had a long
talk. I met him years ago at
Umbagog where he had a camp on
Richardson Lake. A Whippoorwill
singing fitfully near house soon
after I went to bed & again next morning
Glendale.
Ther [Thermometer] WED. JULY 16, 1913 [Wednesday, July 16, 1913] Wea [Weather]
Barred Owls.  Fine
Clear & cool with moderate N.W. [northwest] wind.
Whippoorwill singing fitfully just
before daybreak; two Robins in full
song just after it. Wood Thrush
a little later.
  Spent most of day in chamber
writing letters & Concord bird notes.
  At 5 P.M. Dan & I climbed to top
of little mountain behind house. He
had soon to return but I remained there
until 7.15 lying on the grass, half asleep
at times. It was a delightful experience
for the air was soft really calm, the
view entrancing. A Red-eye, Oven bird,
brood of young Mniotittas, a Crested Flycatcher
& a Phoebee [Phoebe] came & went among the shortest
trees near me, Barn Swallows, Eave Swallows &
Swifts flew past not far off. As the sun
declined birds began singing far & near. At
one time I could hear a Hermit, 2 Wood
Thrushes & 2 Field Sparrows. Mingling with
their melody was that of the church chimes 
at Stockbridge, soft & low. 2 Barred Owls,
hooting & gnawt-gnawing when I came down.
[margin] Mr. Mayhew of N.Y. [New York] arrived at 7.45 P.M. [/margin]