Cambridge, Mass.
1909
May 30
  Walked through Mt. Auburn and Cambridge Cemeteries
this afternoon in company with H.G. Purdie. Weather clear
& cool with light north wind.
Visit to Mt. Auburn & Cambridge Cemetery
  In Mt. Auburn we heard singing two Robins, a Chippy,
a Red-eye and a Baltimore Oriole. A Kingfisher rattling
by the long narrow pond where Swans were formerly 
kept. A Phoebe's nest containing 4 or 5 young fully feathered
& almost ready to fly was built on one of the iron rafters
that support the bridge over this pond. Both parent
Phoebees were catching flies over the water near this bridge.
The cemetery was swarming with House Sparrows. I saw no
Squirrels. The oaks & other trees appeared in fine condition
and free from insect pests. All of them are bordered with
tangle foot.
Nest of Phoebee in Mt. Auburn
  The salt marsh at the rear of Cambridge Cemetery was
spangled with the showy yellow blossoms of Potentilla
maritima. Solidago sempervirens growing vigorously & abundantly 
still along the ditches. A Meadow Lark and a Song Sparrow
singing in this marsh, the former perched on a stake, the
latter on a brush pile. A Red-wing singing well out on
the edge of the river & a Spotted Sandpiper calling there.
Salt marsh
  In the cemetery proper a female Meadow Lark, very tame,
feeding on closely clipped lawn. We got within ten yards of her.
In the brook meadow on the Joe Coolidge farm we
saw a Meadow Lark hover over and drop into some tall
grass as if alighting at her nest. A male Meadow Lark
singing here and a single Song Sparrow, alas no Bobolinks.
Started a Flicker on the round topped Coolidge hill by
the marsh & saw Crows flying about. House Sparrows
everywhere. Salt marshes on this side of river still
untouched from Simon's Hill to Brighton bridge & beyond.
Meadow Larks