Massachusetts (Middlesex Co.) [Massachusetts, Middlesex County.]
1875.
July 28 [July 28, 1875] and a number of young D. aestiva [Dendroica aestiva] sing
in our linden trees every morning. Adult
birds sing very freely still in rainy or
cool cloudy weather, and early in the
morning, but in the hot noontide all
[delete]nature[/delete] are silent (with one or two exceptions
as Chry. tristis [Chrysomitris tristis]). The young Ardetta proved
on dissection a [male]: the stomach's of both were
crammed with Coleoptera entirely, especially
a large species of water beetle. Several Chry.
tristis [Chrysonitris tristis] which I shot to day had their
crops filled exclusively with green pulpy
seeds. Members of this genus eat very few 
insects I think, at any season.
  July 30 [July 30, 1875] Clear and comparatively cool with good breeze.
Off immediately after breakfast, Charles driving 
me up to Waverley. Entering the woods on
the hill I found them filled with men -
laborers with their tip carts, shovels, picks,
and axes, cutting down, digging up, burn-
ing and laying waste generally: upon 
enquiry I found that the Somerville
Asylum had purchased to land 150 acres
in all and were to locate their institution in 
these beautiful woods: thus almost the
very last of my favorite haunts has received
its [delete]death[/delete] sentence of desecration. Dodging
several outlying superintendents and "bosses"
I passed rapidly through the woods
and did not pause until I had got into
the swamp behind Chenery's. Here I
commenced shooting and visiting a
number of favored spots in sucession