Concord.
Ther. [Thermometer] SAT. SEPT. 17, 1910 [Saturday, September 17, 1910] Wea. [Weather]
Fair
Partly sunny but chiefly cloudy.
Strong N.E. [northeast] wind changing to W. [west] at evening.
  Spent most of day working across
river. Pat finished the landings &
Gilbert [Robert Alexander Gilbert] & I marked a lot of trees
in woods at rear of boat house, some
to be cleared of moth nests, others to
be cut down. Pierce arrived late in
P.M. with a load of ladders & other
gear. He expects to begin work in
these woods Monday morning. I
saw a Fish Hawk, 8 Titlarks [in a flock] & 9 
Rusty Grackles [bronzed grackles] [in a flock] during the day. 
At evening I walked around Ball's Hill
swamp. The bald cypress I planted there
some 16 years ago is thriving of about [at about?]
15 feet high. Near it I heard 2 Cat birds [catbirds],
a Swainson's Thrush ("peenk" call) & a 
Tanager. As I came out into Pine Park
a Great Blue Heron passed over it high
up flying southward & very picturesque
against the gloomy sunset sky.
Concord
Ther. [Thermometer] SUN. [Sunday] SEPT. [September] 18, 1910 Wea. [Weather]
76 [76 degrees]   Fine
Clear & very warm with fresh
west wind. A summer-like day.
  Spent forenoon at Ball's Hill.
Gilbert & I went across river and
spent an hour or so collecting things
for my winter aquaria in the boat
canal. We got four Frogs, a dozen
or more small Bream, & a few Minnows.
  In afternoon I went to Farm via
Pine Ridge & Bensen's. Saw a superb
cock Pheasant in the meadow at east end
of Ball's Hill. Started 3 Partridges in
Birch Field and one or two at the Farm
in the grape vines along the lane.
Small birds exceedingly scarce. Heard
a few Black-polls [blackpoll warblers] chirping & a D.virens [Dendroica virens]
singing feebly. Had a feast of peaches,
grapes of three kinds, apples etc.
Fine canteloupe & water melons [watermelons] are
coming on now.
