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Ther. [Thermometer] TUES. [Tuesday] OCT. 3, 1911 [October 3, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
Two Deer seen Fine
Brilliantly clear with light variable winds.
Autumn coloring in red maple swamps
fine yesterday, superb to-day.
Great day for birds & other things.
Pied-bill Grebes [Pied-billed Grebes] - 2 in river opp. [opposite] cabins
Black Ducks 12 [in a flock] flying S.W. [Southwest], low, at 8 A.M.
25 [in a flock] [flying Southwest, low, at] 11.45 P.M.
14 [in a flock] [flying] high [Southwest at] 5 P.M.
Two Solitary Vireos in full song.
50+ Rusty Blackbirds
Lots of Yellow-rumps [Yellow-rumped Warbler], Juncos & Black polls.
Spent most of day on Blakeman Ridge
with James, Zeph, Bensen & Pat cutting
down trees. Just before noon had a 
visit from Mr. Rodgers & Mr. Fisk, Federal
Moth experts. I took them over Pine Hill
& through Birch Field to Farm where they
entered their motor car & departed after
offering to take me to Methuen (at Dr.
Howards suggestion) to see results of their
work there. We agreed about most things
& I had a very interesting talk with them.
At 5 P.M. I started down river in a 
canoe. Sun setting in clear sky. River
dead calm. Saw 14 [in a flock] Black Ducks flying
high. At Pad Id. [Pad Island] saw 2 Musk Rats.
Just below saw 50+ Rusty Blackbirds
going to roost in Button bushes. Opp. [opposite]
Birch Id. [Birch Island] saw 2 does in meadow
edge of river evidently same two seen
on Ball's Hill Sept 29 [September 29, 1911].

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Ther. [Thermometer] WED. [Wednesday] OCT. 4, 1911 [October 4, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
Stormy
Raining at frequent intervals through day,
very heavily at times. Warm. Strong S.W. [Southwest] wind.
Maples swamps gorgeously colored
with few leaves falling as yet.
  Spent most of forenoon planting
things at Ball's Hill. James, Zeph
& Bensen jacked up Pine Park shed.
Mr. Dexter arrived at 11.45 to dine
with me. Gilbert had gone to Farm
for day leaving only a cold lunch for
me. This I supplemented by boiling
some eggs so Dexter & I fared well
enough. He left at 2 P.M.
At 3 I went to farm with Pat.
We dug six large sword ferns in
Barrett Run & some beautiful asters
in the orchard. After that I had a
feast of grapes & rambled through Berry
Pasture. Autumn coloring glorious there
[margin]Birds appeared to be very scarce everywhere I went[/margin]