Concord (Farm & Ball's Hill)
Ther [Thermometer] Thursday, Oct. 29, 1914 [October 29, 1914] Wea [Weather]
No Muskrat houses opp. B. H. [opposite Ball's Hill] Fair
Partly sunny; mostly cloudy. Mild
with light S.W. [southwest] Trees bare for
most part & woods wearing their
customary late autumnal aspect.
Birds lessening in numbers from
day to day for the past week or more
This waning has been very even &
gradual during that period with no
marked influx of migrants from
further north except Crows & Crow 
Blackbirds. No Horned Larks as yet.
  Spent forenoon at Farm attending
to various matters. Gilbert [Robert A. Gilbert] & Burbank
packing gift apples to send off.
A barrel went to Dexter [Smith Owen Dexter] & one to Pat.
I skinned the cock Pheasant shot on
the 22nd & we ate him roasted this
evening. He was tender but strong flavored.
Jim Melvin called at 8.30 to say good bye.
  Spent afternoon at Ball's Hill
closing up there for winter. 7 Robins
eating tupelo berries. Hairy [Hairy Woodpecker] in river maples.
River very low. No Muskrat houses in
sight. Walked back just before sunset.
Peacefully calm & still. No birds moving
save Crows & Jays. Heard Can Nutchatches [Canada Nutchatch], Pine Hill.

Concord (Farm)
Ther [Thermometer] Friday, Oct. 30, 1914 [October 30, 1914] Wea [Weather]
Mixed.
Heavy thunder shower last night.
Morning cloudy with occasional light
showers & warm southerly wind.
Wind shifted to N.W. [northwest] & blew hard in
P.M. with sun shinging [shining] at intervals.
Cold & blustering to-night.
  Spent forenoon with Burbank & Zeph
in woods between Barrett Spring &
Bensen road cutting out the new
wood roads leading across this
tract of wild land. Monson & Casper
relaying wall bordering on Bensen road.
  In afternoon we put up a birch
fence along roadside in front of
farm house so as to shut out all
passage of teams directly to &
from the house until the new
grading & turfing has become settled
& past danger of injury by wheels.
  Gilbert motored to Cambridge for
the day taking Tim & leaving him there.
Almost no birds, save 10+ Robins in 
cedars., 2 Jays, Purple Finch heard.
Also Yellow-rump [Yellow-rumped Warbler]. No Sparrow.