Concord (Farm)
Ther [Thermometer] Sunday, June 18,1916  Wea [Weather] Fine
Hen Pheasant with young.
Mostly sunny calm & sultry with a
short but brisk thunder shower in
late P.M.
  Strawberries beginning to ripen. I had my
first, three in number, tonight.
  Leaving the house at 8.30 A.M. I
strolled through the Berry Pasture hearing 
there 2 Chestnut-sided Warblers, 2 Maryland
Yellow-throats, a Song Sparrow, a Field Sparrow, an Ovenbird
& a Creeper. Also a gray [male] Purple Finch.
Next to Ritchie place where a Song Sparrow, a
Chippy [Chipping Sparrow], a House Wren & a Vesper Sparrow
were singing & a pair of Catbirds scolding.
Another Field Sparrow across road in Howe pas. [pasture]
Next along south side of river to Spring where
I heard an Oven bird [Ovenbird], a Solitary Vireo &
a Blackburnian [Blackburnian Warbler]. Another Blackburnian [Blackburnian Warbler], a 
Pine Warbler & a D. virens [Dendroica virens] in Pulpit R. [Pulpit Rock] woods.
Indigo bird [Indigo bunting], Nashville Warbler & Chickadee in
Birch Field. Wrote letters through middle
part of day. Called on the Howes at 6 P.M.
Cat bird [Catbird], Yellow Warbler, Oriole & 2 Song
Sparrows singing there. Redstart singing
all day near our big elm. Hen Pheasant
with five young as big as Bluebirds in Cow Pasture.

Concord (Farm)
Ther [Thermometer] Monday, June 19, 1916 Wea [Weather]
Mixed.
Morning brilliantly clear & windless;
clouds gathering & S.W. [southwest] wind rising thro' [through]
forenoon; incessant heavy rain all afternoon.
  With confidant [confident] expectation of an ideal
day for spraying I set forth with Duren & George
this morning. We began operations near the
Spring and sprayed thence along the road
leading to Prescott pines & Bensens. By noon
the sky looked depressingly threatening
and finally after 1 P.M. the rain
began and drove us home, after the
last charge of poisoned water had
deluged foliage already too wet to
make it worthwhile. I spent
most of afternoon in house, reading
& writing.
  Somewhat to my surprise a pair of
Tree Swallows were feeding young in nest today
in box on Bungalow shed. I saw them building
there a month ago but since then have never 
once noticed them. Started a [female] Tanager twice
from a nest in unusual situation - 8 ft. above
ground close against upright stem of small red
cedar by side of path in Cedar Park. it was
only half finished & looked exactly like a
Purple Finch nest.