Wea. [Weather] Tues. [Tuesday] Oct. 30, 1906 [October 30, 1906] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy with light rain in P.M.
Little or no wind. Warmer.
  Spent day at Ball's Hill taking
down my entire force of men.
The carpenter's blocked up Gilbert's
cabin which is badly decayed
in places. The rest of us worked
at various things such as putting
away the boats for the winter
& clearing up generally. A Greebe [Grebe]
was swimming on the river opp. [opposite] the
cabin in the morning.

Wea. [Weather] Wednesday 31 [October 31, 1906] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy with strong N.E. [northeast] wind
and heavy but intermittent rain.
  Most of the men worked
in door in the old farm house
rearranging the wood shed, making
a stairway in the back hall etc.
Bensen & Pat burned a great
quantity of brush in Birch Field
& Prescott's pines. I went to
both places in the forenoon finding
Birch Field alive with birds
Yellow-rumps [Yellow-rumped warblers], Robins, Blue Jays

Concord - Cambridge.
Wea. [Weather] Thur. [Thursday] Nov. 1, 1906 [November 1, 1906] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear & cold with high N.W. [northwest] wind.
  Spent most of day at farm house
closing up for the winter. Forbush
helped most efficiently. He & I took
a hurried walk to Birch Field in the
early forenoon. He, Gilbert & I were
driven to Concord in P.M. Gilbert
"Larry" & I went to Cambridge by
4.20 train. I reached Mrs. Scudder's
about 5.30 & found C. [Caroline] awaiting me there
in the rooms we have taken for the winter.

Wea. [Weather] Friday 2 [November 2, 1906] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy & cold with strong N.E. [northeast] [wind].
Snowing most of forenoon big flakes
falling thickly but melting as fast as
they reached the ground.
  Spent day in Museum writing
letters & cheques for unpaid bills.
Walter with me. Gilbert took
Larry to Lancaster but brought him
back again at night as the
Spauldings cannot keep him.
  Our little Canary "David" died
of a chill this morning.