Concord.
Wea. [Weather] SUN. OCT. 25, 1908 [Sunday, October 25, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
Cloudy & mild with fresh E. [east] wind. 
A few rain drops fell about 3 P.M.
  Spent day at Ball's Hill 
working in the cabins with Gilbert [Robert Alexander Gilbert].
Had a short sail on the river 
and a walk to Davis Hill 
in late afternoon.  Almost no birds
seen or heard. At evening I started
great numbers of frogs along the 
river path. They made lots of noise 
among the dry oak leaves. The [?]
fishermen came along at dusk with
forty [Pickerel?] caught today. 
Wea. [Weather] MONDAY 26 [Monday, October 26, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
Cloudy and mild with light N.E. [northeast] wind and
heavy rain in late P.M. and evening. 
  Spent day at Ball's Hill working 
chiefly with Shaw the carpenter. Pat & 
Gilbert worked about the cabins.
  James & Austin across the river where 
they [slotted?] our side of the boat pit. 
  We moved the canoe house to behind 
the hill and put both canoes away for the 
winter in stone boat house.  Pat burned
two big piles of brush after dark. 
  Very few birds seen or heard except 
Jays & [?].
Concord.
Wea. [Weather] TUES. OCT 27, 1908 [Tuesday, October 27, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
Clear and warm with light W. [west] wind. 
Spent day working behind Ball's Hill 
with Pat, Austin, Bensen and Peter. We
cut down a great number of trees, including 
seven rather large pines, chiefly in and 
about the opening in the flat land 
between the hill and the swamp. The 
carpenter worked in the cabin. James
made a rack or "shoe" for the boat house
to be carried on. Heard White Wing Crossbills [White-winged Crossbills]
twice in early morning and saw a flock of 50+
Red Crossbills circling in a [?] [?]  at 3 P.M.
over Ball's Hill. I think there were White wings [White-winged Crossbills] among them.
Wea. [Weather] WEDNESDAY 28 [Wednesday, October 28, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
Cloudy and calm with fine rain every now 
& then & heavy rain after nightfall.
  Spent day working with Pat, Austin, 
Bensen and Peter in woods behind Ball's Hill 
where we cut down hundreds of inferior
trees mostly oaks, birches and maples. The 
carpenter worked in the cabins for 
his last day and James finished shoe for boat house. 
I went to Farm at 2 P.M. to answer a
telephone summons from C. [Caroline] about A.O.A. 
complications. Saw a lot of birds there Juncos
chiefly. Started 3 Partridges in the Run.