Concord (Farm )
Ther [Thermometer] FRI. [Friday] OCT. [October] 17, 1913 Wea [Weather]
Winter Wren.                                                                         Fair
Most of forenoon cloudy, of
afternoon sunny. Divine evening
with cloudless sky & calm warm air.
  Spent most of day in Birch Field
where Zeph, Tom & George worked on
a new road leading past spring.
Found there in run near spring a
charming little Winter Wren, among
ground juniper. Henry & I [squncked?]
him up within a few feet. In the
birches were many Juncos, a few
Yellow rumps [Yellow-rumped Warbler], a flock of about 15
Pine Linnets, a Ruby crown  [Ruby-crowned Kinglet].
Close about farm house were many
White-throats [White-throated Sparrow], a few Robins &
Song Sparrows, 7 or 8 Chippies [Chipping Sparrows]
Henry motored to Concord in P.M.
to play golf. In or near links he saw
flock of about 25 Rusty Blackbirds.
We saw a [female] Crow Blackbird behind barn
[margin]in top of oak this morning.[/margin]
Concord - Lancaster.
Ther [Thermometer] SAT. [Saturday] OCT. [October] 18, 1913 Wea [Weather]
H.W. Henshaw departs.     Fair
Partly cloudy, chiefly sunny. Very
warm with little or no wind.
A large number of White-throats [White-throated Sparrows] with
a few Robins, Yellow-rumps [Yellow-rumped Warblers], & Chickadees
& a good many Juncos were flitting
about in trees & shrubbery along our
lane at 8 P.M. There were almost
as many more (but no Robins) in
Birch Field. I went there just after
breakfast to lay out work for the men.
Starting at 9.40 Henry & I with Gilbert [Robert Alexander Gilbert]
motored to Lancaster where we
spent an hour in the cottage with
C. [Caroline]& E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] seeing the new little
Chow puppy, a perfect little dear.
C. rode up the street a little way
with us on our return trip. The
car ran smoothly & well, the weather
was delightfully warm & mostly
sunny, there was still a little brilliant
autumn foliage left. We saw almost
no birds save a few Bluebirds. Home
by 1.35. Henry left me at 2.45 & Gilbert
motored him to Wellesley Hills.