Concord (Farm) 
Ther [Thermometer] Oct. 7, 1915 [October 7, 1915] Wea [Weather]
H.W. Henshaw [Henry W. Henshaw] arrives. Fair
Cloudy & cool with light
easterly wind. Rain drops falling
sparingly after dark.
  Spent most of forenoon with
Burbank & George picking apples,
Hubbardston & Wealthy, of which
we have a full crop. Dexter [Smith Owen Dexter]
came down to noon dinner
after which we walked to
Birch Field where we found
a flock of about 30 Warblers
mostly Yellow-rumps [Yellow-rumped Warbler] with
one or two Black-polls [Blackpoll Warbler]. Two
of latter & one Yellow Palm [Yellow Palm Warbler]
afterwards met with near
foot of lane. Sapsucker [female] juv [juvenile]
in apple orchard.
  Henry Henshaw arrived
from Bethel at 5.15. Shortly
after supper Mr. & Mrs. Robbins
with Prof. Norton & Walter Faxon
motored down from Concord &
stayed an hour or more.

Concord (Farm)
Ther [Thermometer] Friday, Oct. 8, 1915 [October 8, 1915] Wea [Weather]
Gilbert's son dies. Rain. Dull
A gentle rain falling through
forenoon; afternoon cloudy &
cool. Heavy rain last night.
  Autumn coloring now progressing
steadily from day to day, albeit
so much belated. Poison ivy &
Virginia Creeper foliage now at 
its best. Some red maples flaming
but most still green.
  At least 100 White-thr. Sparrows [White-throated Sparrow]
ravaging our Concord grapes. Scarce a
bunch left unspoiled by them. A
flock of 40+ Juncos & 15+ Robins
flitting about orchard & along lane.
A few Yellow rumps [Yellow-rumped Warbler] & one Black-poll [Blackpoll Warbler].
  Spent part of day in house, part
superintending the work of men clearing
out sheds etc. Henry went golfing
in Bensen's field. Gilbert [Robert A. Gilbert] motored
to Cambridge to find that his only 
son Robbie had died just before he
got there after a brief illness of which
he first learned last night. 