Concord.
Ther. [Thermometer] Sat. [Saturday] Oct. 1, 1910 [October 1, 1910] Wea. [Weather]
Mixed.
Early morning dark & threatening rain
which did not come. Sun shining
most of time after 10.30 A.M. Wind
blowing a living gale from S.W. [Southwest] all day.
Glorious sunset with wonderful cloud effects.
  Spent most of day at Ball's Hill
working with James & Pat. We cut 
down a rather large red oak and
put it in the boat canal in front of
cabin to retain the earthy bank. Also
did some more work on the canoe racks
in the new canoe vault. Pierce &
4 men worked on Pine Ridge. It
is to be their last day here this
autumn. Jim Melvin called at
2.30 bringing his Westley Richards 
gun to show me. I walked to
Pine Ridge at evening. Saw a Conn.
Warbler [Connecticut warbler] near crest of Ball's Hill this morning.

Concord.
Ther. [Thermometer] Sun. [Sunday] Oct. 2, 1910 [October 2, 1910] Wea. [Weather]
Superb.
Brilliantly clear & bracingly cool
with high N.W. [Northwind] wind.
  Spent forenoon in woods on north
side of Ball's Hill marking trees
for cutting & planning a new cart path
to the summit  to make an easier ascent.
Many Black polls scattered about. Golden
crests & one Creeper. Red shouldered Hawk.
Started 2 Partridges.
  To Farm in P.M. Saw a dozen or 
more Purple Finches in one flock in buckwheat
& 5 in another in Cedars, a young 
Sapsucker in grapevine, several Chippies, a Flicker
a Sharp-shin. Hawk [sharp-shinned hawk] & a Marsh Hawk.
Heard 3 Towhees & 3 Catbirds. All these
at Farm. Black-polls everywhere in small
numbers. A few Juncos.
Talked with C. [Caroline Brewster] by telephone.
  On way back in twilight heard something
making a loud trampling near Pulpit Rock.
It was a big Skunk who came straight
towards me [?] within 3 feet, then stopped
& threatened me.
[margin]Started what I took to be a Black-billed Cuckoo among pines on Pine Ridge.[/margin]