Wea. [Weather] Sun. [Sunday] Oct. [October] 14, 1900 Ther. [Thermometer]
  N.E. [north east] rain storm with violent wind.
  Spent A.M. in room, lunched
at John Thayers at 1 P.M., Mr. Thayer
showed me his collection of mounted
N.A. [north American] birds & his aviary. In the 
latter he has a Golden Eagle, 3 young
Bald Eagles, 3 Great Horned Owls, 3
Screech Owls, a Raven, 2 Crows &
a Bittern. The last eats frogs & meat.
C. [Caroline] talked with Mrs. Thayer. We 
walked to the river again this evening.
Wea. [Weather] Monday [October] 15, [1900] Ther. [Thermometer]
  A.M. cloudy. P.M. clear & very warm.
C. [Caroline] & I drove to Ponnikin [sic] [Ponnakin] Hill in A.M.
Saw a Partridge & Winter Wren,
a Grass Finch, large flock of Robins,
flock of about 12 Cedar birds,
Jays, Crows, etc.
  In P.M. met Miss Swazey at 3.15
& drove with her & C. [Caroline] to Bolton.
It was deliciously warm. The foliage
is brilliant in spots.
C. [Caroline] & I walked to river again at evening.
Wea. [Weather] Tues. [Tuesday] Oct. [October] 16, 1900 Ther. [Thermometer]
x
76º
  Brilliantly clear & very warm
up to 4 P.M. when there was a violent
squall. After this it was much cooler with
heavy rain through the evening.
  In A.M. C. [Caroline] & I drove with Miss Swazey
to Fort [?] & around Ponnikin [sic] [Ponnakin] Hill.
Saw lots of birds the best a Sapsucker.
The foliage was beautiful - at the best
I think.
  Took 3.15 train for Concord reaching
the cabin at 4.30 P.M.
Wea. [Weather] Wednesday [October] 17, [1900] Ther. [Thermometer]
34º
  Brilliantly clear with high N.W. [north west]
wind. "finger cold" this morning, rather
warm at noon.
  Spent most of the day at Barrett meadow
& in Holden woods. The men finished 
clearing out the wood roads & began
hauling filling. In P.M. Mr. Armstrong
a geologist appeared & studied the drift
lines which he says are eskers, not
kames as I had supposed. At 4 P.M.
Mr. & Mrs Emerson called.