Concord (Farm)
News reaches me by cable of
Ther [Thermometer] Monday, Sept. 27, 1915 [September 27, 1915] Wea [Weather]
Howard Jefferson's death Fine
Brilliantly clear with high,
cool N.W. [northwest] wind - blowing
half a gale at times.
  Continued scarcity of almost
all bird life. Two Robins, a
little flock of 6 Cedar birds, a
Purple Finch, a Song Sparrow,
about a dozen Goldfinches (mostly
young) one or two Crows &
two unidentified Warblers that
looked & chirped like Black polls [Blackpoll Warbler]
were literally all the birds
I saw or heard.
  Spent most of day superintending
the erection of chicken fence
by Burbank & George. Walked
to Birch Field with Tim in
late P.M. Sent 11 baskets of
fine peaches to the girls in
Concord Telephone Ex. [Concord Telephone Exchange].
  Cable message from Jeff announcing
Howard's death on Sept. 4 [September 4, 1915] at Dardanelles
arrival by mail from Galloupe at
noon. Telegraphed & wrote C. [Caroline Brewster] at once.

Concord (Farm)
Ther [Thermometer] Tuesday, Sept. 28, 1915 [September 28, 1915] Wea [Weather]
Large flock migrant Warblers. Fine
Clear & cool with brisk W. [west] wind.
  Near house only a few birds
including a Song Sparrow, about a dozen
Goldfinches, a Cat bird singing softly
in Forsythia bushes, about 50 Crows 
migrating S.W. [southwest] at 8 A.M.
  In Birch field, about 3 P.M., Dexter
& I found a mixed flock containing
upwards of fifty birds among which
were several Chickadees, at least 6
Yellow Palm Warblers, twice as many
Yellow-rumps [Yellow-rumped Warbler], fully 15 Black-polls [Blackpoll Warbler]
Several Black-throated Greens [Black-throated Green Warbler], a
Solitary Vireo singing steadily but
brokenly, at least 2 Golden crest
Kinglets & ten or a dozen Juncos
besides one Peabody bird.
  An almost total absence of Hawks 
of every kind during this entire month.
  Spent A.M. working in peach
& apple orchard with George & Burbank.
Dexter came down to noon dinner.
After it we had delightful walk
to Birch Id. [Birch Island] & so had "Timmy."