Concord (Farm)
Ther [Thermometer] Friday, Oct. 15, 1915 [October 15, 1915] Wea [Weather]
First Wild Geese. Rainy
Forenoon calm and warm with
heavy rain from 9-11. Afternoon
cloudy but rainless with chill
N.E. [northeast] wind.
  Birds apparently scarce. A Robin
in orchard, 2 White-throats [White-throated Sparrow] near
Barn, 4 Yellow rumps [Yellow-rumped Warbler] in Run, several
Juncos in weed patches, a Vesper
Sparrow singing full song once at
8 A.M. , Bluebirds calling at same
hour, 5 Rusty Blackbirds flying
high, southward, a few Crows &
2 Partridges, were all I saw or
heard.
  Spent the day at Bungalow which
the men named Corn barn, dug
out rocks & earth in & near
subway, etc.
  Shortly after dinner I strolled
through Cedar Park with "Timmy".
Shot at a Partridge going straight
away down wood road & cut out
a lot of feathers but the bird kept
on apparently unharmed.
[margin]While half asleep in my bed chamber at 10 P.M. I was roused by the
musical clamor of Canada Geese. It woke Burbank from sound slumber.
There seemed to be a lot of them, flying low southward. Their voices sounded in
distance like that of hounds.[/margin]

Concord (Farm)
Ther [Thermometer] Saturday, Oct. 16, 1915 [October 16, 1915] Wea [Weather]
Perfect
Cloudless, calm & dry warm with
tender blue sky overarching a 
wealth of brilliantly painted autumn
foliage wherever one looked from the
knoll on which our far house stands.
Altogether a typical Indian summer
day, absolutely perfect of its kind.
Unfortunately  I had to spend most
of it superintending the work of men
engaged in such mundane tasks as
picking apples, shoveling dirt &
moving a small building (my first
house). But 'twas good to be out
of doors ceaselessly and towards sunset
I had an interesting half hour watching
the corn patch at edge of Berry Pasture.
Attracted by the ripening maize there
came to it a Gray Squirrel, 5 Rusty
Blackbirds & an old cock & hen Pheasant
both so wary that they gave me no
chance for a shot. In hickories behind
barn I fired thrice with 22 cal. [calibre] rifle at
Gray Squirrels killing two & missing one.
Not many small birds. Solitary Vireo & 
Song Sparrow & Peabody bird sang feebly.
Hosmer & Harris called in P.M. to 
see about work next week.