Concord
Ther [Thermometer] Monday, June 11, 1917 Wea [Weather]
Stormy
Raining heavily through last night most
of to-day and now - at 8 P.M. Strong,
cool N.E. [northeast] wind. Everything drenched &
brooks swollen as in early spring.
  Birds silent except in late P.M. when
the rain ceased for half an hour and
there was much delightful singing,
close about the house, in which Oriole,
Tanager, Indigo bird, Bluebird, Purple Finch
& others took part. I heard no Robins,
however. Those nesting on or near the
house are all busy feeding newly hatched
young. I watched the pair that built on the
wood pile in our shed at intervals all day
& noticed that both parents shared equally
the task of providing food usually visiting
the nest with it alternately altho [although] sometimes
together. It was obtained wholly on the
lawn & seemed to consist of macerated bits
of earthworms brought in small globules (never
larger than a pea) & held in the tip of the 
bill. It was very pleasing to see them thus
engaged. The [male] is an uncommon handsome one.
Neither bird will ever permit anyone to
enter shed without leaving nest but they
never scold at us when we are there.
  Spent forenoon with George clearing out
old barn & rearranging everything.
We did flower beds in P.M.

Concord. Dr. & Mrs. Gehring visit me.
Ther [Thermometer] Tuesday, June 12, 1917 Wea [Weather]
White thr. Sparrow [White-throated Sparrow] singing here. Dull
Light cloudy with one brief interval of sunshine
& two brisk but short showers. Wind still N.E. [northeast].
  Birds singing freely but apparently not
many of them, altogether especially in
woodland bordering on Farm.
  About 3 P.M. I heard a White-throat
Sparrow [White-throated Sparrow] sing a dozen times or more in
brush bordering on Cow Pasture. Each time
he gave only five notes all precisely alike &
without much spirit. The same bird has
been heard by me before in the same place,
at intervals, for a week or two.
  Spent most of forenoon working in flower
gardens & hoeing potatoes. About noon was
called by telephone, from hotel Touraine, by
Dr. Gehring. After talking with him & with C. [Caroline Brewster]
it was arranged that he & Mrs. Gehring should
first see C. in Cambridge & then motor here.
They arrived at 4.40 & spent almost an hour.
The Doctor did not seem as well as usual.
I took him about the place & we all had
afternoon tea in doors. Gordon Hutchins
called this eve. [evening] & sold me two $100
Liberty Bonds for Concord account.