Cambridge-Boston
Ther [Thermometer] Monday, July 29, 1918 Wea [Weather]
90 [degrees] max. Fine
Cloudless with strong S.W. wind & much
humidity yet altogether a less uncomfortable
day than yesterday.
  Garden birds. 2 ad. [adult] Robins; 2 Cedar birds;
2 ad. [adult] Red eyes [Red-eyed Vireo]; at least 4 (Percy thought 6)
Mniotiltas, taking turns at spray bath where garden
hose was playing; a screaming Jay; Swifts
heard at evening.
  Two or three of our big lindens & very many
sidewalk maples have been shedding their
leaves profusely for several days past. This
prematurely ripening foliage seems to be
affected by some kind of blight or fungoid
trouble. The withered leaves thick over our lawn.
Many tiny Toads hatched in our pond are
now scattered throughout the Garden.
  Forenoon devoted to letter writing in Mus. [Museum]
Motored in town at 3 P.M. with E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons]
to call on C. [Caroline Brewster] at Hospital. She seemed in good
spirits & talked with each of us separately
for half an hour or so. E. read to me from
David Copperfield on back piazza after supper.

Cambridge.
Ther [Thermometer] Tuesday, July 30, 1918 Wea [Weather]
Mixed.
Forenoon oppressively warm & sultry with
much sunshine. Succession of very heavy
showers lasting thro. afternoon & evening
with comparatively little thunder but torrents
of rain. Cooler after they had passed.
  Garden birds. Shortly after breakfast I
heard Warblers chirping in Jungle & went in
search of them, following them hither & thither
for next half hour. There proved to be at
least 4 Black & White Creepers & no less
than 3 Golden wings [Golden-winged Warbler], ad. [male adult] [female adult] juv.[male juvenile]. They all kept
mostly near the ground in low undergrowth &
tall weeds, sometimes visiting the lilac
hedge on Brewster St. & once congregating in
the grape arbor. The two [male] Golden wings [Golden-winged Warbler]
were constantly near each other & usually scarce
a yard apart playing & sporting together very 
prettily & chirping a good deal. Both were 
typical as was the [female] also. She kept apart 
save once when for a few minutes I saw
her with a [male]. He, I suspect, may have
been a fourth member of the family party
but of that I could not make sure.
Besides these interesting migrant visitors
we had to-day 2 Robins, 2 Red eyes [Red-eyed Vireo], a
Chippy [Chipping Sparrow] (sang only once), 2 Cedar birds, a 
King bird, a Jay, 5 Grackles, Swifts heard.
  Spent day in Museum writing
letters cheques etc. Gilbert [Robert A. Gilbert] dusting books.
E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] read to me after supper.