Rhamnus frangula & Concord.
Ther [Thermometer] Thursday, June 27, 1918 Wea [Weather]
Dull Fine
Early morning cloudy; after 10 A.M.
brilliantly clear with light, cool E. [east] wind.
  Birds singing well all day. Those heard
close about our house included a
Solitary Vireo who sang for half an hour
in forenoon, at first in apple trees, then
in oak grove at rear of barn. Yesterday
I heard a Warbling Vireo sing twice
in trees over road near big elm.
  I took down the pole box fr. [front] of house
this morning. The Swallows' nest was
tenantless & full of the young birds excrement.
Half an hour later two Swallows came &
circled many times about where it had
been, evidently looking for it. I have never
known this happen before yesterday. Hitherto
once the Swallows get their young on wing
they do not return to the nest box until another
year.
  Zeph reports two parties of Deer (3 & 4) seen
near Bensen's a few days ago & fresh tracks
of two crossing Ritchie corn field today.
  Spent forenoon near house with the men.
Burbank putting out chicken coops., Zeph mowing,
George weeding strawberry bed.
  Motored to village in P.M. to call on Miss
Eaton. She showed me a solid patch several
yards square of a yellow flowered vetch
new to me. Also a new shrub with red berries.
Both have sprung up near a wall on hill top.

Concord
Ther [Thermometer] Friday, June 28, 1918 Wea [Weather]
Dull.
Dark cloudy with light, chill E. [east] wind.
Fine misty rain falling after dark.
  Robins, Cat birds, Red eye [Red-eyed Vireo], Redstarts (2)
Towhee, Chestnut side W. [Chestnut-sided Warbler], Indigo bird
singing freely near house thro [through] day.
White thr. Sparrow [White-throated Sparrow] at Cow Pasture singing
occasionally at all hours. Hermit Th. [Hermit Thrush]
near Pulpit Rock in full song at eve.
Hairy W. [Hairy Woodpecker] silent [male] Tanager & Maryland Yl th. [Maryland Yellow-throat]
in locuts [locusts] fr. [front] of house. Green Heron flying
high S. [south] over garden & strawberry beds.
Red-eyed Vireo flying down to bird
bath striking surface of water hard
with breast & belly, then perching in
bush to quiver wings & shake tail.
He seemed to get a good drenching there.
I cannot recall every [ever] seeing any Vireo
bathe in any other manner. It is
equally characteristic of Flycatchers at
least Phoebees [Phoebes] & Kingbirds.
  Working all day in flowerbeds
transplanting, weeding & watering.
Zeph & Burbank finished chicken yard
George cultivated corn & mowed lawn.