Washington
Ther [Thermometer] Sunday, April 12, 1914 Wea [Weather]
Fine
Brilliantly clear with fresh, cool
N. W. [northwest] wind.
  Henry [Henry W. Henshaw] & I went by trolley car to the
golf links this morning. I walked with 
him for a few holes & then off by myself
down into a swampy hollow where a
Polioptila, Song Sparrows & Field Sparrows
were singing freely & multitudes of little
Frogs (Acris grylle [Acris gryllus]) uniting their voices in
a low, throbbing unmusical chorus, not surprisingly
loud but audible 300 or 400 yds. away.
Killdeer & Meadow Larks out on grassy links.
Pine Warbler, Chippies [Chipping Sparrows], Bluebirds, Cardinal
& 2 Carolina Doves singing in pine grove.
Returned above at 11.30. At 4 P.M.
Henry & I went through the Zoo. Multitudes
of people then crowding walks & houses.
Cardinal singing near Rock Creek.
Buzzards & Fish Crows. Carolina Tit.
no Wrens. Home by 6.
Called at the Clarks this evening &
met Mrs. C. for first time since High
School days when she was my classmate
Mary Olmstead. Stayed until 10.20.
Washington
Ther [Thermometer] Monday, April 13, 1914 Wea [Weather]
Fine
Clear, calm, just pleasantly cool - or warm.
  Cardinal singing finely in early morn.
Robins plentiful on lawns but
producing dead silence. Have not heard
one sing yet. Henry says they seldom sing
Vegetation advancing rapidly. Dogwood
& red bud in bloom. Spireas, lilac,
& other shrubs in half leaf, also
horse chestnuts. Lawns spangled with
dandelion blossoms. Hyacinths & pansies
in full bloom everywhere.
  Spent forenoon in Biological Survey.
Called on Howard, Fisher, Mc.Atee [Waldo Lee McAtee]
Beall & Henry. Walked through old 
Smithsonian filed with precious
memories of the past but otherwise
well-nigh empty & undergoing various
renovations. Lots of Grackles nest
building in the big white pines.
Lunched alone at Harveys. With
Dr. Casteel 1-2.15. He filled 2 teeth.
Egg rolling on White House lawns 2.30
Wonderful sight immense crowds.
Writing this at Cosmos 3 P.M.