Concord.
Wea. [Weather] TUES. OCT. 13, 1908 [Tuesday, October 13, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
20º [degrees]
Brilliantly clear with strong W. [west] wind.
Early morning cold with heavy white frost.
Warm at midday. Maple foliage
falling & trees nearly bare by evening.
  Spent day at Ball's Hill working
with the men. I had James, Pat, Bensen,
Peter & Shaw the carpenter. Worked on
boat house & changed mosquito netting in
my cabin. Pierce & four men at Davis Hill.
Saw Sharp-Shin Hawk [sharp-shinned hawk] over cabins & 2
Marsh Hawks [in flock] over river. Paddled up river
at evening taking Larry. He started 2 Sora
Rails. I approached one of them within
6 ft. [6 feet] in the canoe. It was in [?] [?].
Wea. [Weather] WEDNESDAY 14 [Wednesday, October 14, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
Cloudless & warm with light S.W. [southwest] wind.
  Spent day at Ball's Hill working
with the men. I had James, Austin,
Pat, Bensen & Peter. Shaw the
carpenter worked all day in my cabin
changing the mosquito screens there.
Pierce & 4 men worked on Davis Hill.
Very few birds about. Paddled
up to the Lagoon at sunset. Evening 
calm & mild. Heard three Soras cuffing
& creaking. Two Muskrats came very
near me. One was eating water lily roots.
Concord -Cambridge - Concord.
Wea. [Weather] THUR. OCT. 15, 1908 [Thursday, October 15, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
73º max.[73 degrees maximum] 
51º min.[51 degrees minimum]
Clear, calm, very warm.
  Gilbert & I took 8.13 train to Cambridge.
I spent forenoon in house & Museum.
The new man Henry Seagroat began work
this morning & I showed him what to do.
C. [Caroline] had a host of women cleaning house but
she made time to go to Mus. Comp. Zool. [Museum of Comparative Zoology] at
3 P.M. We saw there 4 live Solenodons
just from Haiti - extraordinary creatures.
After that I had hair cut at Square.
C. & I called at Pres. Ebert's [President Ebert's] at 8.30. They were not
at home. Garden alive with White throats [White-throated warblers]. A
Hermit [Hermit thrush] & a Blackpoll [Blackpoll warbler] there.
Wea. [Weather] FRIDAY 16 [Friday, October 16, 1908] Thermometer]
80º [degrees]
Clear, dead calm all day. Oppressively hot
  Took 9.08 train for Concord. It went
only to Bedford I found. Took electric thence.
Spent day at Ball's Hill working chiefly
with the carpenter. Besides him I had
James, Austin, & Pat at work. Pierre
was on Ball's Hill with these men for
his last day. Robins & 2 Hermit Thrushes
eating [Tupelo?] berries near cabin. Heard
Pine Linnets & Titlarks. Paddled up river
at sunset. Marshes bare & apparently almost 
lifeless. Heard a Swamp Sparrow, a Song-
Sparrow & a Maryland Yellow-throat (chirping) [Maryland Yellow-throat Warbler].