Concord (Farm)
Winter Wren
Ther. [Thermometer] WED. SEPT. 17, 1913 [Wednesday,September 17, 1913] Wea. [Weather] 
Skunk seen in broad daylight    Fair
Early morning cloudy with a 
light sprinkle of rain. Rest
of day sunny & warm with 
strong S.W. [southwest] wind.
Only a few birds noted. Among
them were several Black polls [blackpoll warblers],
three or four Jays, 7 Crows
& a House Wren in the
forsythia thicket in front of 
house where he was yesterday.
Saw a Winter Wren in the
Run near the new well &
another (or perhaps the same)
several hours later near Pulpit R. [Pulpit Rock]
  Spent most of day with Zeph
& Bensen who finished the work.
In Pulpit Rock woods at 5.30 P.M.
a Skunk came rambling towards
me until within 5 ft I then
spoke to him when he turned &
ran off finally entering his hole.
Concord (Farm)
Ther. [Thermometer] THURS. SEPT. 18, 1913 [Thursday, September 18, 1913] Wea. [Weather] 
Mixed
Raining most of last night &
up to 9 o'clock this morning.
Remainder of day fair with sun
shining brightly at intervals.
Oppressively warm & humid with
southerly winds.
  Not many birds about. At
8 a.m. saw 32 Robins flying
together past our house. To the
trees in front of it came a 
dozen or more Chippies [Chipping Sparows], a family
party of Goldfinches (calling & calling
most sweetly) a Cat bird [Catbird], 2 or 3
Black-polls, a D. virens [Dendroica virens], several
Jays. Heard a House Wren at 
even. [evening] in thicket at Berry Pasture,
scolding long & loudly. Spent most
of day with Zeph & George working
on flower beds front of house.