Bethel.
Ther [Thermometer] TUES. NOV. 18, 1913 [Tuesday, November18, 1913] Wea [Weather]
52º   Fine
Clear, mild, windless.
Two Chickadees & a Tree Sparrow in 
birch thicket close to house at 8 A.M.
Redpolls there in varying numbers most
of forenoon, feeding in larches well
supplied with cones & I suppose on the
seeds of these. I counted 14, 15 &
50+ birds at different times. Swee-e-e
song heard over, fully given.
  Spent most of forenoon in room writing
up Concord notes for past autumn.
In early afternoon Doctor [Gehring] went with me
through red spot trail to Rose Meadow.
Balsam woods very lovely in clear sunlight
with not a breath of air stirring there (nor
in the open fields for that matter) & moss 
carpet at its very best after recent heavy
rains. Heard Golden-crests [Golden-crowned Kinglets] & Canada Nuthatches
(only two of each) but no other birds. Saw
2 Red Squirrels, both silent. Fresh track of
very large buck in trail. Heavy infestation
of Brown tails over whole region. Apple trees & wild
cherries loaded with nests.
[margin] Spent evening in lounge talking mostly with Mrs.Peasley of Chicago.[/margin]
Bethel.
Ther [Thermometer] WED. NOV. 19, 1913 [Wednesday, November 19, 1913]  Wea [Weather]
Dull.
Cloudy & mild with little or no wind.
Heavy rain beginning soon after dark &
continuing thro [through] following night.
  Spent forenoon in room working on
Concord bird notes of past autumn.
  Starting at 1.15 the Doctor & I took
a long walk through the Glen woods,
over the hill beyond & beyond that the
second growth firs, spruces & birches in
some extension (150 acres) evergreen 
woods owned by Killburne & said by him
to be of primeval origin. I was inclined
to believe it after inspecting them closely
for no signs of chopping were visible there.
The growth is almost wholly of hemlocks,
spruces (red) balsams, yellow & paper
birches. Some of the hemlocks are large
but most of the other trees are slender
albeit rather tall. They are crowded
densely everywhere. It is an [?]
place, the Heart of the Ancient [?]
densely everywhere. It is an impressive place the "Heart of the Ancient Wood."
as Doctor said - 20 Kinglets, several Chickadees
1 Hudsonian [Hudsonian Tit], 2 Canada Nuthatches, 3 Jays &
[margin] 3 or 4 Red Squirrels noted during our tramp. [/margin]