Concord (Farm)
Ther [Thermometer] Wednesday, Sept. 6 1916 [September 6, 1916] Wea (Weather) Stormy
Flock of Cape May Warblers
  Dark cloudy & somewhat foggy. Raining 
all forenoon, at times heavily. One brisk
shower in P.M. Light N.E. [northeast] wind. Rather warm.
  Shortly after breakfast met with a flock of Cape May
Warblers in our lane. First noticed them in an
apple tree where six were seen at once, five
together on one low branch. Others flitting about
further off at same time. Perhaps as many as 10
or 12 in all. An Oven bird & a Red eye V. [Red-eyed vireo] the
only other birds there with them or near them. I saw,
certainly, only 2 males, one juv. [juvenile], the other a very
handsome adult. They all flitted before me along 
lane (lingering oftenest in its red cedars) to
our dooryard where they remained more than
an hour in elms, locusts etc. Found them 
in apple orchard behind house at 3 P.M. With
them then were a [female] Redstart, 2 D. virens [Dendroica virens] &
a Red eye V. [Red-eyed vireo] feeding young Oven bird [ovenbird].
Four Cat birds [catbirds] & a Swainson's Thrush spent
entire day in elder [elderberry] bushes near bird bath,
feasting on their ripe fruit. The Thrush invariably
plucked off the berries while on wing, like a Trogon
He was joined in late P.M. by a large
typical Alice's Thrush whom he repeatedly
drove away. A Flicker also came & ate a 
lot of the elder berries [elderberries].
  Spent most of day in house with Henry [Henry Wetherbee Henshaw].
Walked to Birch Field twice. A Yellow rump
W. [Yellow-rumped Warbler] & 3 Canada Nuthatches there. Five Cat birds [Catbirds]
only birds seen in Berry Pas. [Pasture] (4 P.M.)

The Cape Mays seemed sluggish for 
Warblers & were mostly silent. Very
sleek & pretty birds.

Concord (Farm, River & Ball's Hill)
Many big birds seen along river. Gr. Blue Heron [Great Blue Heron]
Ther [Thermometer] Thursday, Sept. 7, 1916 [September 7, 1916] Wea [Weather] Mixed.
Wood & Black Ducks, Goshawks etc.
Early morn. [morning], cloudy & densely foggy. Forenoon &
afternoon partly sunny partly cloudy. Calm & very sultry.
Light shower in late P.M. Cicadas "frying" everywhere
all day long. One Tree Cricket after dark, near house.

  Leaving Farm at 8.45 A.M., Henry & I motored to
Concord where we rowed down river to Ball's
Hill (9-11 A.M.). During this trip we saw a 
surprising number & variety of large & interesting
birds, including 8 Black Ducks, flushed from
"Hunt's Pond" & 3 Wood Ducks from lagoon opp. [opposite]
Ball's Hill; a large im. [immature] female Goshawk, flying
over "Hunt's Pond"; 2 Red-shouldered Hawks,
soaring & screaming wildly over Great Meadow;
3 Great Blue Herons (one ad.[adult], two young) and
3 Green Herons, all of which rose from the
river banks & most of which were seen
standing there before they flew; 2 Night
Herons, both im. [immature], started from leafy trees
just above the [?]; a Solitary Sandpiper;
5 Kingfishers, scattered singly. Only a 
few small birds including 2 Water Thrushes.
Nothing of interest in woods at Ball's Hill.
Fine ad. [adult] [male] Bal. Oriole [Baltimore Oriole] in Forsythia thicket, front
of farm house, 8 A.M. Large mixed flock in
Cedar Park at noon included 3 ad.[adult] [males] & 1
[female] pl. [plumage] Redstart, a juv.[juvenile] Chestnut side W. [Chestnut-sided warbler], several
D. virens [Dendroica virens], 2 Red-eyes [Red-eyed vireo], 6 or 8 Chickadees.
Out after Gray Squirrels at 4 P.M. Saw only
one & failed to get him.