Concord.
Ther. [Thermometer] MON. SEPT. 19, 1910 [Monday, September 19, 1910] Wea. [Weather]
Dull.
Cloudy with intensely chilly
N.E. [northeast] wind which brought heavy
rain soon after nightfall. Altogether
a gloomy & depressing day. I
spent most of it across the river
where Pat & two young Irishmen
sent me this morning by Connors
enlarged & deepened the old boat
pit at the Concord line stone.
Pierce & 4 men worked in the
pines behind the boat house
clearing them of gypsy moth
nests & cutting off dead branches.
I cleared out the path that
leads along the edge of the
meadow westward from boat house.
While at work there I started a
Woodcock. He flew out & alighted in
long grass in open meadow.
A few Black polls [blackpoll warblers] seen. Bird life
very scarce.
Concord.
Ther. [Thermometer] TUES. SEPT. 20, 1910 [Tuesday, September 20, 1910] Wea. [Weather]
Golden Plover hd. [heard], 2 Sandling [Sanderling] seen                Fine
Early morning cloudy & intensely chilly.
Remainder of day cloudless & very warm.
Spent forenoon at Ball's Hill where Pat
& the two men sent by Connors worked at
various digging jobs. In the afternoon
I was across the river where we dug out
the pond near boat house. [Purin?] & 4
men worked all day in the woods at
the rear of the boat house. After the
men had gone I spent more than
an hour on the east of Ball's Hill getting
back after dark. There were lots of
birds to-day. Just after breakfast I
saw at least 50 Warblers near the cabin.
Almost all of them were Black-polls.
As I stood by the river watching them I
heard the squealing cry of a Golden Plover
repeated several times with great distinctiveness.
A moment later the quet of a Sandling [Sanderling]
attracted my attention to two birds of
this species flying down river low over the
water. They passed within 100 yds., & I
had an excellent view of them seeing the
wing markings clearly. A little later I saw
a Carolina Grebe in the river near Bensens
knoll. At 3 P.M. I saw a Fish Hawk
flying high towards S.W. [southwest] & at 6.30 I
heard a Great Blue Heron.