Concord (Farm & Ball's H. [Ball's Hill])
Autumn coloring at height
Ther. [Thermometer] SUN. OCT. 5, 1913 [Sunday, October 5, 1913] Wea. [Weather] 
Shoveler Duck    Fine
Perfect autumn day, cloudless,
warm, with light easterly breeze.
A veritable feast of color everywhere
in low lying woodlands. Rarely
have I seen anything finer. It has
come on suddenly & rather late.
  Motored to John Davis's at 9 A.M.
Returning walked to Birch Field
Small flock of Yellow-rumps [Yellow-rumped Warblers] there
with them a D. vigorsii [Dendroica vigorsii] et virens [Dendroica virens]
Field Sparrow in [a] flock [of] Juncos.
[male] juv [juvenile] & [female] juv. [juvenile] Sapsucker in little
apple tree front of house (cf. notes)
Walked to Ball's Hill via Birch F. [Birch Field]
at 2 P.M. While at cabin saw 3 
Black Ducks fly past down river. With 
them (tail bird) was a smaller Duck
[?] what in [?] Similar 
looking bird came back later when
I watched it through glass. It looked 
like [male] ad [adult] Shoveler.  Had a very large
head (nearly black) & belly. Went up
river in canoe. Back to farm by 4.30
I walked thro.[through] Berry Pas. [Berry Pasture] at sunset.
Concord (Farm)
Ther. [Thermometer] MON. OCT. 6, 1913 [Monday, October 6, 1913] Wea. [Weather] 
Dull.
Cloudy & cool with light easterly
wind & fine mist falling at intervals.
A big mob of Sparrows, mostly
White-throats with a sprinkling of 
Chippies [Chipping Sparrows] & Juncos & a [male] Towhee. Spent
most of day in field & grape vines &
bushes in front of house. Heard several
Pine Linnets calling there. [Female] juv [juvenile] Sapsucker
digging more [?] there in apple tree.
Another, probably the [male] juv [juvenile], flying past her.
About 4 P.M. at least 60 Bluebirds,
in two flocks of about 30 birds each,
flew over towards the N. [north] with a dozen
or more Yellow-rumps [Yellow-rumped Warblers] trailing on behind.
Spent forenoon picking apples & 
transplanting things. Dexter came 
down to dinner. After it we
walked to Bensen's via Birch Field
& to Berry Pasture. Caught 3 Newts in
pond. Burbank called this evening.