Cambridge.
Ther [Thermometer] Tuesday, July 21, 1914 Wea [Weather]
Night Heron. Mixed.
  Forenoon sunny & rather too warm
& humid for comfort. Thunder,
lightning & rain 2-4 P.M. After that
clearing sky & refreshingly cool air.
  Bird life in Garden at rather low
ebb. Blue Jay feeding her second brood 
of young now strong on wing and
rending the sultry forenoon air with
all manners of whining, squealing &
otherwise complaining sounds. Two
Grackles & a Flicker on lawn. Only
a Goldfinch in full song. A Robin
sang a little, brokenly, at evening.
Very little obvious insect life except
that afforded by an occasional Butterfly.
A fine Papilio turnus flitting about
in the lindens this morning. Fireflies
seem to have quite forsaken us.
  Spent day in Museum working on 
Great Horned Owl story rather futilely.
After supper C. [Caroline Brewster] & I took berries to Mrs.
Scudder, looked at new homes on Willard
St. & called on the Chapmans (Appleton St,)
[margin]About 8 P.M. heard the quawk of a Night Heron very distinctly as C. & I were
walking up Riedesel Av. & near its [?].[/margin]
Cambridge.
Ther [Thermometer] Wednesday, July 22, 1914 Wea [Weather]
Fine
Brilliantly clear & delightfully
cool with fresh N.W. [northwest] wind.
The family of Blue Jays, a lot of
House Sparrows, two or three Robins
and one or two Grackles were the
only birds i noticed in the Garden.
A Swift was heard flying over it.
  Spent most of day in Museum
working on Great Horned Owl story
& making poor progress. Somehow
I cannot seem to write at all 
now although I try ceaselessly
from day to day. The trouble is
largely with words which will not
come but there is also a paucity of
ideas & general confusion of thought.
C. [Caroline Brewster] type wrote for two hours in A.M.
At 2.30 P.M. the Stanley agent 
came in one of their cars & motored
me over to one of their factory which I found
most interesting. I made them no promises.
Mr. Leverett supped with us this evening
& Harry Bartlett called after supper.