Wolfeboro [New Hampshire] - Bethel [Maine]
Ther [Thermometer] Saturday, June 24, 1916  Wea [Weather]
Clear with light southerly wind until late
P.M. when clouds began gathering. Cool.
  Left Wolfeboro at 8.10 A.M. and journeyed
to Bethel via Dover & Portland. At
South Paris [Maine] Dr. & Mrs. Gehring joined us
quite by chance, coming from Norway [Maine] where
they had spent day fishing for Bass. On
reaching their house the Doctor & I spent an
hour or more strolling about the grounds looking 
at his flowers. Soon after dinner we went down
into Shack woods, reached in time to hear the
evening bird concert at its best. More birds took
part in it than I have ever heard there before.
The still air rang with their varied voices. There were
at least 5 or 6 Veeries, 2 or 3 Hermits [Hermit Thrushes], 1 Swainson's
(Thrushes), a bewildering number of Chestnut sided [Chestnut-sided Warblers] &
Canadian Warblers & Peabody birds, 2 Redstarts, several
Oven birds & Juncos, a Creeper (Certhia), a Night hawk
(barwing) a Whippoorwill, Robins, Chippins [Chipping Sparrows], Least
Flycatcher, many Nashville Warblers etc. Heard
no Alder Flycatchers.
  Spent most of evening in the lounge talking with
the patients (a wholly new lot about eight 
in number) and later with the good
Doctor - until almost midnight.
  Bethel vegetation as elsewhere, wondrously
exuberant especially foliage of trees & shrubs.

Bethel.
Ther [Thermometer] Sunday, June 25, 1916  Wea [Weather]
Stormy
  Forenoon dark cloudy & densely misty.
Heavy rain all afternoon & evening. Cool.
  In early morning heard Nashville [Nashville Warbler] & Chestnut side
Warbler [Chestnut-sided Warbler], Canadian Warblers, Veeries, Robins, 
Chippies [Chipping Sparrows], Least Flycatchers, a Vesper Sparrow,
Peabody birds, Juncos etc. singing [?] about 
the house. Walking down village street after
breakfast heard Red-eye & Warbling Vireos
(one each), & a House Wren. No Orioles. A
few House Sparrows. The Dr. reports a
Barred Owl & a [?] haunting his woods
of late. He did not learn of any Evening
Grosbeaks being seen last winter.
  Spent most of day & evening talking with 
him & his patients. We had planned a long
woodland walk for the afternoon but the
down-pouring rain prevented. Among the
patients are Mrs. Mills, daughter of Mrs.
Vanderbilt, & Mrs. MacVicker, both
agreeable. There are also as guests a young
bridal couple, Mr. & Mrs. Marshall, very
attractive & John True whom I have long
known & liked.