August, 1916 - (Sciatica) Aug. 11. Addressed Coopes Club notices in evening. Back very bad. Sat at dining room table. Heard scratching on lower pane (lower) of door on to east porch. Turned on light and found skunk trailing about on porch, head down, tail up over back. Aug. 12. Beginning of 5 weeks in bed with intense suffering in sciatic nerve. Aug. 14 Heard Grosbeaks. Aug. 15. Many Vines Foggy. Aug. 16. Cold. foggy. Aug. 17. Mac.9. Warbler singing. Aug. 18. Thrasher singing beautifully at 5-9 A.M. Aug. 20. Very warm. Fog in night. Aug. 28. Heard Grosbeak. Aug. 29. Lieutenant & Tolice Warbler still here. Sept. 7. Red Birds of the Plains (India) by Douglas Dewar.