Birds in our Garden, Cambridge.
JUNE. [1918]
1. Robin June 7 2 ad [2 adults] [in full song] sev. [several] young; June 8: [2 adults several young]; June 9: [2 adults several young]; June 15: [2 adults several young]; June 16: [2 adults several young]; June 17: [2 adults several young]; June 20: 6 ad [adults] 12 yng [young]; June 22: sev. [several] in cherry trees; June 23: 4 ad [4 adults] 6 juv. [6 juveniles] on lawn; June 29: 1 [in full song] at eve. [at evening]; June 30: 6 ad. [6 adults], 2 [in full song] 4 or 5 young, one just out of nest
2. Red-eye Vireo [Red-eyed Vireo] June 7: 1 [in full song]; June 9: 1; June 16: 1 [in full song]; June 17: 1 [in full song]; June 18: 1 [in full song]; June 20: 1 [in full song]; June 23: 1 [in full song]; June 24: 1 [in full song]; June 29: 1 [in full song]; June 30: 1 [in full song]
3. Blue Jay June 7: ad. [adult] pair feeding unfledged young in nest in hawthorn; June 8: [adult pair feeding unfledged young in nest in hawthorn]; June 9: [adult pair feeding unfledged young in nest in hawthorn]; June 16: hd. [heard]; June 17: 1 ad. [adult]. Young gone fr. [from] nest. Percy saw them leaving it on the 14th; June 18: 1; June 20: 1 ad [adult] eating cherries; June 23: hd. [heard]; June 24: hd. [heard]; June 30: ad. [adult] followed by full fledged young
4. Starling June 7: sev. [several] eating ripe cherries; June 8: [several eating ripe cherries]; June 9: 8+ ad.& juv. [adults & juveniles] eating cherries; June 16: 15+ [adults & juveniles eating cherries]; June 17: [adults & juveniles eating cherries]; June 20: 4 [adults & juveniles eating cherries]; June 22: 2 [adult & juvenile eating cherries]; June 23: 2 on lawn
5. Oriole June 8: [male] feeding young in nest high in elm over street near Harris house Mercer Circle; June 9: [male in full song] in Jungle; June 15: 1 [in full song] Mercer Circle; June 16: 1 [in full song] Jungle; June 17: 1 [in full song] eating cherries; June 29: 2 [in flight]
6. Swift June 7: hd. [heard] at eve. [at evening]; June 8: [heard at evening]; June 9: [heard at evening]; June 15: [heard at evening]; June 16: 2 [in flight]; June 17: 2 [in flight]
7. Crow June 8: 2 in Jungle; June 30: hd. [heard] in early morn. [early morning]
8. Goldfinch June 9: 1 [in flight]; June 18: hd. [heard] [in flight]; June 20: [male, female] in flower gar. [garden]; June 23: flight call heard; June 30: [male in full song]
9. Grackle June 8: 1 in cherry tree; June 16: 2 [in cherry tree]; June 17: 2 [in cherry tree]; June 20: 2 ad. 4 juv. [2 adults 4 juveniles] eating cherries
10. Screech Owl June 9: 2 ad. [adult] red birds close together in birch (see diary)
11. House Sparrow June 7: sev. [several]; June 8: 6+; June 9: sev. [several] eating cherries; June 16: 8+ [eating cherries]; June 17: [8+ eating cherries]; June 20: 6+ [eating cherries]; June 22 sev. [several eating cherries]
12. Warbling Vireo June 16: [male in full song] in Jungle
13. Kingbird June 10: hd. [heard] early morn [morning]; June 16: 1 in Jungle; June 17: 1 elm in driveway; June 23: hd. [heard]; June 30: hd. [heard]
14. Wood Pewee June 17: 1 [in full song] hd. [heard] only once in Jungle. 9 A.M.
15. Night hawk June 17: 1 [in flight] heard peeping over lawn 8.30 P.M.
16. Redstart June 18: [male in full song] in Jungle at 9 A.M.
17. Flicker June 18: [male] ad. [adult] on turf fr. of h. [front of house] probing for ants; June 20: [male] [on turf] rear of h. [house]; June 23: 1 [in weak song]; June 30: 1 probing cracks in stone flagging in front of house.
18. Yellow Warbler June 20: [female] ad. [adult] in birch grove.
19. Chippy [Chipping Sparrow] June 23: 1 ad. [adult] 2 full-grown young, on lawn; June 30: adult feeding 3 full fledged young Also 1 [in full song]
20. Sparrow hawk June 29 [male in flight] flying N. [north] over Jungle just above tallest trees.