Helminthophila pinus in Garden. Cambridge
Ther [Thermometer] Wednesday, Aug 8, 1917 [August 8, 1917] Wea [Weather] Fair
Forenoon cloudy, afternoon sunny but hazy.
Warm all day with soft southerly breeze.
  Garden Birds. A young [male] Yellow Warbler, faintly
red-streaked beneath, in trumpet vine by Mus. [Museum]
at 9 A.M., singing a little, faintly & brokenly.
At 2 P.M. I saw what at first I supposed to be
the same bird flitting about in shrubbery bordering
on the pond but it chirped sharply, unlike any
Dendroica, & presently hopped out on a hawthorn
twig within 8 ft [feet] of me & began picking a
bunch of dry leaves to pieces, when I at once
recognized it as a Blue winged Yellow Warbler
the first I have ever met living, in Mass. [Massachusetts]
at this close range & in a clear strong light I
had a perfect view of it & watched it at
least 2 minutes. It was a [female], apparently young
but in full aut. pl. [autumn plumage] , having entire under parts
plain, rather light yellow; upper parts olivaceous
with perhaps a trace of yellow on forehead;
conspicuous white or whitish wing bands
obscurely marked dusky lined through eye
If finally flew into Jungle where I could
not follow it being obliged to keep an
appointment at my dentists.
  Spent forenoon in museum writing letters
To Howard Squire at 2.15 P.M. Had a
broken tooth replaced by Dr. Andrews, my
hair cut by Marks. Bought a Corona
type writer at Harvard Coop. Home by 5
Victrola concert this evening

Cambridge
Ther [Thermometer] Thursday, Aug. 9, 1917 [August 9, 1917] Wea [Weather]
Drought broken at last. Rainy
  Dark cloudy with a succession of showers
several very heavy & two accompanied by
thunder & lightening. The total rainfall
in Boston upwards of an inch, according to
the newspapers. The day has been somewhat
oppressively warm & humid.
  Garden birds: 2 Robins, a Grackle, several
House Sparrows & one or more Swifts
heard at evening, well all I noted.
  Spent forenoon at Museum Comp. Zool. [Museum of Comparative Zoology]
wither I went to get data for my
annual report, going & returning via
trolley cars through Harvard Square.
Had an interesting talk with Henshaw
Bangs & Barbour - all of them together
in the Director's room - formerly
Mr Agassiz's sanctum. Henshaw tells
me that Tree Crickets have been
"vocal" for a week or more near his house.
On Highland Street - or rather Fayerweather St.
but we have heard none at our place yet.
I note bird notes in P.M. Usual evening
reading in front hall.