Concord (Farm)
Ther [Thermometer) Tuesday, Nov. 16, 1915 [November 16, 1915] Wea [Weather]
Brilliantly clear with high, cold
N.W. [northwest] wind. Surface of ground stiff
with frost all day in shaded places.
  At least 75 Juncos feeding all day
in uncut millet in orchard. One
Tree Sparrow with them. A Fox Sparrow
in Berry Pasture. 40+ Crows migrating
low S.W. [southwest] at 10 A.M. Cock Pheasant
flushed in Cedar Park. These [were] all the 
birds I noted. Dexter [Smith Owen Dexter] saw a flock
of about 25 Horned Larks fly from
a ploughed field in Mr. Howes land.
  Spent entire day in Berry Pasture
where I had four men at work.
Zeph & George hauling out brush,
Monson & Caper [Casper] grubbing it up
along new lines of roadway.
Timmy with me all the time.
After the men had gone he & I
had a quiet stroll by ourselves to
Birch Field. Dexter came down to
dinner bringing me three Striped Dace,
2 Darters & a small Horned Pout.

Concord - Cambridge.
Ther [Thermometer) Wednesday, Nov. 17, 1915 [November 17, 1915] Wea [Weather]
Fine
Clear & cold with fresh N.W. [northwest] wind.
(Calm & hazy in early morning with surface
of ground hard frozen).
  Big flock of Juncos (not less than 60)
in millet patch. With them one Tree 
Sparrow and a very tame & rather forlorn
looking Chippy [Chipping Sparrow]. At least half a dozen
Tree Sparrows in Berry Pasture making the
musical ice-like tinkling. A Jay screaming
there. 2 Chickadees, a Kinglet & a Partridge,
besides about 25 Juncos, in Birch Field.
Single Horned Lark flying high & calling.
One Fox Sparrow.
  Spent forenoon tramping to & fro in
Berry Pasture, Birch Field & about Farm,
superintending work of five men. We cut
pines, put up storm doors on shed, took
off screen doors etc. Monson & Casper drilling
& blasting rocks in Berry Pasture. Two
fox hounds baying vociferously.
  Gilbert & I left Farm at 3.18 & motored
to Cambridge. Cold ride but country very
attractive in late afternoon sunlight with soft,
exquisitely harmonious coloring of woods & fields.
Dan French [Daniel Chester French] arrived at 6.00 to spend night. He
[margin]went at 4.30 to [?] Lowell's to attend Reunion of Am. Ins. of Arts & Letters [American Institute of Arts and Letters].[/margin]