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Wea. [Weather] WED. [Wednesday] SEPT. 23, 1908 [September 23, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
Cloudless but densely smoky. Warm
with light S.W. [southwest] wind. All the days
for a week past have been summerlike
but the nights are pleasantly cool.
  Spent day at Ball's Hill overseeing
the work of the men. Besides James,
George, Pat, Benson, Peter & Maker's two
men I had Hosmer & his Son in law
who began a new cabin on the hillside
a little west of the log cabin. They had
the frame up & the under floor laid
by night. I saw almost no birds to-day.
Wea. [Weather] THURSDAY 24 [September 24, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
Partly cloudy & densely smoky.
Very warm. Dead calm most of day.
I worked at Balls Hill all day
with the same men, on the same
tasks as yesterday. We completed
a new boat pit in front of log cabin
& finished grading banks of creek
leading to horse shed pond. Cut down 
a number of good sized white oaks also.
Several Blackpolls about. Heard Titlarks
twice. Also heard 2 Red shouldered Hawks
screaming.
Wea. [Weather] FRI. [Friday] SEPT. 25, 1908 [September 25, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
Cloudless but very smoky. Sultry with
light easterly winds.
  Spent day at Ball's Hill working with 
same men at same tasks as for past five
days. Hosmer had the new cabin thatched
& tin roofed by night.
  Paddled up river at 5 P.M. Swamp Sparrows
giving flight songs on every hand. One Song Sp. [song sparrow]
in nearly full voice. Saw a brown Marsh Hawk
& a flock of about 75 Blackbirds (no doubt same
flock seen on 23rd) Nearly all were Red wings but
a few Rusties [rusty blackbirds] among them. Heard Winter Yellow lg. [winter yellow-leg]
Benson saw some waterfowl, probably a coot, on
river at edge of woods about noon.
Wea. [Weather] Saturday 26 [September 26, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
Early morning foggy. Day clear with 
light S.W. [southwest] wind. Very warm.
  Spent day at Balls Hill working with
the men on boat canals. James & George
put up some oak logs for foundation 
of new cabin. Hosmer & his nephew nearly
finished it inside. Mr. Gilman of 
Chelsea arrived at 4 P.M. to spend
Sunday. We paddled up river as far as
the Holt at [?] P.M. Started two Bitterns
& heard a Rail creaking.