Concord.
Ther. [Thermometer] Tues. [Tuesday] Oct. 17, 1911 [October 17, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
43 [in a flock] Canada Geese. Dull.
Cloudy with strong N.E. [Northeast] wind
and a little fine mist-like 
rain which wet the grass &
set the trees to dripping.
  Worked all day in the
new clearing behind Ball's Hill
with Pat & Zeph. We cut down
more trees & burnt a lot 
of brush. Hosmer & another
carpenter worked on Pine Park
shed making doors etc.
  Very few small birds about.
Gilbert saw upward of 50 Titlarks
in Bensen's field & a flock of 43
Canada Geese flying S.W. [Southwest] over it
at 11 A.M. when I heard their
clamor faintly in the distance.
  Owen Dexter came down at 6 &
supped with us. He got a Cray Fish
in Walden Pond last week.

Concord - Cambridge - Concord.
Ther. [Thermometer] Wed. [Wednesday] Oct. 18, 1911 [October 18, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
Stormy.
North-east rain storm, very heavy
in afternoon. Rather warm all day.
  To Cambridge by 8.13 train. In
birches and willows just beyond big pines
across river I saw a lot of small
birds & stopped, as long as I had time,
to look them over. They were mostly
Sparrows & 1 Western Palm Warbler
at which I had a close view. It was
typical enough but yellower than some.
  In our Garden were 8 White-throats, 
2 Black polls, a Flicker & a Downy.
  Spent forenoon copying references to
Purdie's published papers. Dined
alone in Museum. Returned to
Ball's Hill by 2.08 train. Walked
to Davis Hill & Holden's Hill
before night set in.
[margin]Gilbert saw 150 to 200 Crows in Holden Meadow this forenoon.[/margin]