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Ther. [Thermometer] MON. [Monday] OCT. 23, 1911 [October 23, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
Clearing
Forenoon mostly cloudy. Afternoon
wholly sunny, calm & very warm.
  Spent forenoon at Ritchie place
superintending the work of Pat &
Zeph who cleared out & rearranged the 
lumber shed. Henry was at Bensen's 
practising golf. He saw 2 Yellow
Palm Warblers there. In afternoon
we went to Green Hill. There to my
sorrow we found two men with a
pair of heavy horses engaged in the
destruction of the ground junipers
which by their exceptional numbers & 
beuaty have with the cedars & barberry
bushes, made that sightly hill pasture
so very attractive. The men told us
that Mr. Hutchins intends planting a
large apple orchard there, We saw
numbers of Robins (50 Henry thought)
and a flock of about 30 Pine Finches
feeding in a black birch. Elsewhere
during the walk we saw more Robins
3 Blue Jays, 2 Song Sparrows,
a few Juncos & White throats [White-throated Sparrows], 3 D. Striata [Dendroica striata]
Glorious sunset as we reached the house.
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Ther. [Thermometer] TUES. [Tuesday] OCT. 24, 1911 [October 24,1911 Wea. [Weather]
Fine
Brilliantly clear with fresh N.W. [northwest]
wind.
  A busy & varied day for me.
After breakfast I accompanied Henry
as far as Birch Field on his way
to practise golf at Bensen's Pasture.
An hour later I went over the 
same ground & beyond with 
Capt. Wilson who came to see the
wood lot behind Bensen's & that near
Birch Island with a view to buying
the wood. He offered $3, a cord for that
of farm & 2.50 for that of latter lots.
Zeph will cut it for $2. & $ 1.50.
  Mr. Dexter came down to dine with
us at 1 P.M. At 2 we started for a 
walk going to Ball's Hill via Bensen's
& returning via Davis & Prescott pines
Saw a number of birds but none
of any special interest. Carpenters
began on new wood shed at farm.