Concord
Ther [Thermometer] Thursday, June 7, 1917 Wea [Weather]
Deer tracks  Stormy
Dark cloudy with cool N.E. [northeast] wind and
intermittent rain which began sometime 
last night. Short sharp thunder shower at noon.
  North-bound migrants. Tennessee Warbler [male in full song],
Bay-breast W. [Bay-breasted Warbler] 1 [male in full song] near barn, Cape May [Cape May Warbler] 1 [in full song] in Run.
Black-poll W. [Blackpoll Warbler] 2 [males in full song], Usnea W. [Usnea Warbler] [male in full song]; all 
these singing freely through day, keeping together
& drifting back & forth from oaks & elms
near the house to the lower, denser growth
in the run.
  Local birds much as for several days past
but the Wood Pewee missing or silent & a
[male] Yellow Warbler present & singing at rear
of house. A pair of Maryland Yellow-throats,
evidently settled to breed, in Forsythia bushes
where the [male] sings his witchery-witchery-witchery
with tireless persistence.
  Vireos very scarce. Only two, a Solitary [Solitary Vireo] & a
Red-eye [Red-eyed Vireo] to be heard from our house.
Dexter has noted only one Yellow throated [Yellow-throated Vireo] & 
one Warbling [Warbling Vireo] at Concord & these but once each. 
  I worked alone almost all day, mowing 
lawn & setting out plants. George missing.
Monson & Casper worked yesterday on wall
to-day on road below orchard slope.

  Fresh foot prints of small deer crossing cornfield, Ritchie place. First seen here this year.

Concord
Ther [Thermometer] Friday, June 8, 1917 Wea [Weather]
Belated north-bound migrants. Fair
Early morning cloudy & foggy. Sun out bright
& hot 10 A.M. 3 P.M. Short, sharp thunder
shower 5 P.M. Light variable winds.
  North-bound migrants: Bay-breast W. [Bay-breasted Warbler] [male in full song] in
trees over lane & in Cedar Park later, Black poll W. [Blackpoll Warbler]
[male in full song] in same places. Tennessee W. [Tennessee Warbler] [male in full song] in tall
trees near house & barn. Another Tennessee [Tennessee Warbler] [male in full song]
near the Manse & a Black poll [Blackpoll Warbler] [male in full song] near
Court House, Concord village. It is surprizing
that these species continue to linger, or at least
to occur, here so late & so long after most
of their kind have passed.
  Blue Jays in unusual numbers still
making hourly visits to almost every nook
& cranny of the Farm screaming incessantly
& worrying the Robins greatly. I have
noted several Robins' nests plundered of their
eggs but cannot assert that the Jays did it.
  Because of the loss of an important gold filling
I had to motor to Concord this morning to
have it replaced by Dr. Towne. Back by noon.
Spent afternoon pruning shrubs & running
lawn mower.