Concord (Farm)
Ther [Thermometer] Thursday, Sept. 23, 1915 [September 23, 1915] Wea [Weather]
38 [degrees] at sunrise First hoarfrost. Perfect
Brilliantly clear with fresh, soft
S.W. [southwest] wind. Light white frost at
sunrise, in low places. Deliciously
warm through midday hours.
  The cold snap of last night brought
a light flight of migrants from
farther north. In the Run, near the foot
of our lawn. I came upon a little flock
of them at 10 A.M. It included 6
Black-polls [Blackpoll Warbler], a Mniotilta ([female]), a
beautiful adult [male] Black-throated Green [Black-throated Green Warbler].
Those were all together in a gray birch
with several Chickadees. Near them a
Winter Wren was hard, tick-ing, a
Rose br. Grosbeak [Rose-breasted Grosbeak] chicking & a
Canada Nuthatch whining. Not
many birds elsewhere. Four well
grown young Partridge, flushed by Tim
in run, treed near, and sat staring
at, me.
Various gardening & farm interests
absorbed my forenoon. Tim & I
went to Birch Field & Ritchie place
in P.M.
Concord (Farm)
Ther [Thermometer] Friday, Sept. 24, 1915 [September 24, 1915] Wea [Weather]
Dull.
Mostly cloudy with occasional
brief intervals of sunshine & several
light showers.
  Comparatively few birds. The most
interesting a pretty little Winter Wren
encountered in our lane where he
kept dodging in an out among the
stones of the bordering wall, uttering his
tick call frequently. When I squeaked
he came straight to me, within three
yards or less, giving me a fine view
as he regarded me curiously, bowing &
bobbing after the manner of his race.
Of other birds I recall seeing or hearing
2 Robins, 6 [in a flock] Cedar Birds (on wing),
a Cat bird, a Downy [Downy Woodpecker], a Song Sparrow,
two or three unidentified Warblers
(apparently Black polls [Blackpoll Warbler]) & a Pheasant.
  Spent most of day working in
flower garden with Burbank & George.
Picked a bushel of Wealthy apples.
Peach crop mostly harvested.
Sent 25 Plym. Rock pullets [Plymouth Rock pullets] to Dr. Chamberlain
[margin]He has agreed to pay 1.50 each for them[/margin]