Peabody bird screaming in Waltham. Cambridge
Barn Swallows breeding in E. Belmont [East Belmont]
Ther [Thermometer] Tuesday, July 17, 1917 Wea [Weather]
Green Heron at Fresh Pond Fair
Young Chippies [Chipping Sparrow] in Garden.
  Forenoon cloudy; afternoon sunny. Warm
& humid. Light southerly breeze.
  Garden birds. The usual Robins (2 in full
song at eve. [evening]) Red-eye [Red-eyed Vireo], Blue Jays, Flickers;
also an unusual Chippy [Chipping Sparrow] visitation consisting
of 3 birds, one adult, two young not long on
wing calling for food in the lilacs while the
parent sought it close under Museum window.
Later in day I started the trio from the
lawn in front of the house. These young
must have been reared somewhere not far off &
perhaps in this immediate neighborhood.
  My forenoon was devoted to the Misses
Stockwell of Watertown who came by app'nt [appointment] at
10 and stayed until 12.30. They are deeply
interested in birds & have been watching them
for upwards of 20 years. They report several pairs
of Barn Swallows nesting in a barn at corner of
School & Washington Sts. Belmont & a White-throat
Sparrow [White-throated Sparrow] singing among pines near where Mrs. Worcester
lives at Piety Corner Waltham, June 30 & July 7, last.
  Starting at 4 P.M. C [Caroline] & I motored to the
Old Tudor place at Fresh Pond to look at the
trenches dug by Harvard recruits. Very pleasant
there under old oaks & beeches. Meadow Lark, 2
Song Sparrows & a Swamp Sparrow singing.
Green Heron flying over pond. Motored on around 
pond & back via Mt. Auburn.
We called on our new neighbor, Mrs. Chase,
this evening & saw her attractive roof garden.

Cambridge
Ther [Thermometer] Wednesday, July 18, 1917 Wea [Weather]
Fine
Clear & hot with fresh S.W. [southwest] wind.
Typical midsummer day almost too 
warm for comfort yet on the whole enjoyable
enough whether in or out of doors.
  Foliage wondrously luxuriant everywhere
& as fresh-looking as when it first developed
with no signs of  insect injury within our
grounds or near them. Nor can we find
a single Gypsy caterpillar hereabouts.
Butterflies including the big yellow Papilio turnus
appear in the garden daily but not very
numerously.
  Garden birds: Same as for past few days.
Robin music falling off both as to quantity
& quality. Red-eye [Red-eyed Vireo] & Oriole the only other
birds singing to-day.
  Spent day in Museum & Garden writing
letters & superintending the extension of a
pipe for watering vegetables. C. [Caroline Brewster] went in
town to consult Dr. Cheeney. Her sight has 
failed of late. He changed the eye drops to 
stronger ones. I read war news to her.
  Called on Ruthven Deane at 8 Sparks St. this
eve. [evening]. His wife with him. They arrived from
Chicago this P.M. & go to Scarboro on Friday.