Concord
Ther. [Thermometer] MON. [Monday] OCT. 17, 1910 [October 17, 1910] Wea. [Weather]
Perfect.
A rarely perfect day even for
October with cloudless sky,
brilliantly clear air (cool yet
without chill) & light W. [West] wind.
  Spent entire day on top of
Ball's Hill with two men (Bensen
& Zeph) cutting down trees. We
simply slaughtered them especially
the oaks sparing only a few of
the finest of them. It was sad 
business but as a compensation
we have opened up several fine views.
Denter appeared in mid forenoon
and after a walk in the woods by
himself stayed to lunch with me.
He heard a Ruby-crown in full 
song. I heard a Fox Sparrow (one of
five) singing brokenly at 7 A.M.
Balloon spiders flying by myriads.
[margin]Walked to Pine Park at evening & saw full moon rise there[/margin]

Concord
Ther. [Thermometer] OCT. 18, 1910 [October 18, 1910] Wea. [Weather] 
Fine.
Forenoon very like that of yesterday 
Afternoon almost uncomfortably warm
with strong south wind.
  Spent most of day on crest of
Ball's Hill with Bensen & Zeph  
who cut down a lot more trees, chiefly
large oaks growing among or near large
pines on the west end of the hill.
We had to cease this work by
mid afternoon because of the strong
wind which forced us to take
to cutting brushwood etc. at the
base of the hill to end out the day.
Our destructive operations seem to
attract many birds. We had close around
us this forenoon Jays, Chickadees, both
kinds of Nuthatches & Kinglets, a Creeper,
Yellow rumps etc. I walked to Pine Ridge
& Pine Park at evening.