Cambridge.
Ther [Thermometer] Friday, July 17, 1914 Wea [Weather]
Fair
Partly sunny, partly cloudy. Very
warm & humid with light southerly
breeze, freshening towards evening.
  A Robin, Red-eye [Red-eyed Vireo] & Goldfinch singing
in the Garden at intervals through
day. A Flicker shouting long & loud
in the linden shortly after breakfast.
Several Grackles on the lawn. Robins
House Sparrows & Grackles bathing eagerly
& frequently in pond which is literally
swarming with Toad tadpoles.
  Percy picks up Screech Owl feathers
in Garden or Jungle almost daily yet
has seen no Owl about the place all
summer. He thinks one must be coming
by night & spending the days elsewhere.
  I worked all day on Great Horned
Owl story but accomplished little
more than recasting matter already
written. C. [Caroline Brewster] type wrote 4 pp.
in forenoon. We had phonograph music
& reading from "Tembarom" this evening.
Cambridge - Concord
Ther [Thermometer] Saturday, July 18, 1914 Wea [Weather]
First Cicada. Fine
Brilliantly clear with fresh W. [west] wind.
Very warm but not humid. Evening
comfortably cool.
  In the Garden a Robin & Goldfinch
in full song. Did not hear the Red-eye
to-day. Several Blue Jays making
a variety of odd sounds. I thought 
at first that a Cat bird was singing
Heard a Cicada for first time.
  Spent forenoon in Museum working
on Great Horned Owl story.
Added two pages, compiled from
my journal, however.
  Gilbert [Robert A. Gilbert] & I left the Museum in
the Ford car at 3.25 and reached
the Farm at 4.29. We went by way
of Waverley, Lexington, Bedford &
Carlisle Bridge. Saw a Quail in road
near Flagg place. Birds singing well
at Farm especially Robins. Myriads
of fireflies after dark.