Concord
Ther. [Thermometer]  TUES. NOV.16, 1909 [Tuesday, November 16, 1909] Wea.
Partly fine
Forenoon brilliantly clear with
light N. [north] wind. Afternoon cloudy
with east wind. Cooler.
  To Concord with Gilbert [Robert Alexander Gilbert] & George
by 9.08 A.M. train. Pat met
us at boat houses & James at cabin.
I crossed in open [?] & later
tried some newly made sails until
I first started the men cutting
down young pines near the [?]
plantation. George Carroll, Pat & I 
planted the pines in 1892. They
are now 20 ft. [20 feet] or more tall.
  We cut a lot of smaller ones
on Pine Ridge this afternoon. I
shall use some of them at the Farms
some in Cambridge for winter 'covering'.
Heard Snow Buntings & saw a flock
of 5 Chickadees, one of 7 Juncos & a
single Partridge.. A [?] in the [river?]
[?] the cabin.
Concord
Ther. [Thermometer]  WED. NOV. 17, 1909 [Wednesday, November 17, 1909] Wea.
Stormy
Cloudy with fresh S.W. [southwest] wind and 
frequent showers. Very mild.
  I had planned to finish the pine
cutting to-day but we did nothing at
at it partly because of the weather, partly
because Pat was ill. He came down
in the morning but did not feel [?] to 
work. George & Gilbert rigged the 
new [canvas?] sails under my direction.
I went about with James after dinner
& showed him a lot of pines to be
cut after my departure. Saw only a 
few birds about the hill [the?] most
interesting being a Bittern which I started
from the river bank just below cabin.
A Blue Jay, a Gold-crest [Golden-crowned kinglet] & 5 Chickadees
appeared near cabins. Saw [a flock of?] 8 Fox Sparrows
in West [Bedford?], on way to [?] where we 
took 4.24 train for Cambridge. Went to 
We Dine at [?] 8 - 10.45. [Good times?] [?]
but [?]  them. Walked home with Walter