Concord (Farm)
Ther [Thermometer] Wednesday, Oct. 13, 1915 [October 13, 1915] Wea [Weather]
My shooting season begins. Perfect.
Cloudless except for a few
mare's tails presaging coming storm.
Warm as an average midsummer
day with light southerly wind.
Cicadas frying at noon and
Tree Crickets chirping loud &
fast at sunset. 
  Autumn coloring glorious now.
Red maples ablaze everywhere &
hickories golden yet scarce a 
leaf has fallen yet from any
tree or shrub - something unprecedented
at so late a date, in my experience.
  Finished my Museum report
by noon. It was mailed in
Concord at 5 P.M. Henry practiced
golf at Bensen's in forenoon. 
 Bradford Scudder arrived at 2
& stayed until 4.30.
  My shooting season began at 5
P.M. when I went out with the
20 g. [gauge] & Timmy. Killed 2 Gray
Squirrels behind barn & missed a 
cock Pheasant (long shot) in Berry Pasture.

Concord (Farm)
Ther [Thermometer] Thursday, Oct. 14, 1915 [October 14, 1915] Wea [Weather]
H.W. Henshaw departs. Fair
Partly sunny, mostly cloudy.
Uncomfortably warm & humid.
Mosquitos troublesome at evening.
Red maple & poison ivy now
a little past maximum brilliancy
and leaves beginning to fall.
  Not many birds except Juncos
of which I saw a rather large 
flock. Only six or eight White-throats [White-throated Sparrow].
Heard a Purple Finch. Six Bluebirds
flying due south, high in air, at 
8 A.M., calling plaintively. Partridge
drumming in run at 4 P.M. 
A single Rusty Blackbird (juv [juvenile male])
in our cornfield - very tame.
  Spent most of forenoon in
orchard, with George, picking & sorting
apples. Henry [Henry W. Henshaw] remained in doors.
He complained of not feeling well &
seemed much depressed in spirits. 
He left Concord by 5.20 train to take
Federal Ex. to Washington. 
Walter Faxon, Dr. Tyler & Smith Dexter 
dined with us. We had woodland walk later.