Concord (Farm & Ball's Hill)
Ther [Thermometer] Sunday, Oct. 22, 1916 [October 22, 1916] Wea [Weather] Fair
3 Acadian Chickadees, 1 Western Palm W. [Western Palm Warbler].
Forenoon sunny, afternoon partly cloudy.
Rather cool with light westerly breeze.
H. M. Spelman [Henry M. Spelman] arrived by train reaching Concord
at 9.50, where Gilbert met him. He & I had a
delightful walk in forenoon, to Ball's Hill via
Prescott Pines & Davis Hill, returning via Holden H. [Holden Hill]
Soon after entering Birch Field we heard the voice
of an Acadian Chickadee & traced it to the
cluster of intermingling gray birches & white pines
through which the cart path runs just after
entering the "Field". A few moments later we espied
no less than 3 of the brown-capped Tits hanging head
downwards above the path pecking at the birch cones &
literally within a few inches of one another. All three
looked precisely alike. They were very tame & for
the most part silent. Standing almost beneath them
we watched them for several minutes & finally
left them there. No other bird near them save a
solitary Black-cap Chickadee [Black-capped Chickadee] about 60 yards away.
  Another interesting bird seen among birch sprouts
at the edge of Howe's meadow was a Palm Warbler
quite typical of the western race. Two Flickers
& at least 3 Song Sparrows in the meadow. Only
two Jays & one Partridge seen. Timmy [Brewster's dog] treed the 
latter in Prescott's pines. 2 Ruby-crowns [Ruby-crowned Kinglet], 2
Gold-crest [Golden-crowned Kinglet], a Hermit [Hermit Thrush], a few Juncos &
Peabody birds, about a dozen Crows, a Hairy W. [Hairy Woodpecker]
a Purple Finch, 2 Robins & 3 Goldfinches complete 
the list. No! there were also 9 Titlarks seen
on wing at the Farm.
  Harry dined with me & departed at 3 P.M.
Edward Emerson & Raymond (just back
from Texas) called at 4 P.M. & stayed 
upwards of an hour.
  At 7.45 P.M. I went to John Lawrences
to hear his son Richard's Victrola records
several of which were new to me & very good.

Concord (Farm)
Ther [Thermometer] Monday, Oct. 23, 1916 [October 23, 1916] Wea [Weather]
Fair
Partly cloudy, mostly sunny; light, chill
northerly wind.
  Late autumn coloring perhaps at its best
now. Elm foliage soft old gold, hickory
overspreading lane a great dome of similar
color, many oaks, both scarlet & white,
uncommonly brilliant-hued. High blueberry
bushes no less so. 
  Big flock of Juncos (50+) among weeds
& millet in orchard, a few splashing in
bird bath. Peabody birds nearly all gone.
  Only one or two Jays. Heard flight calls 
of Horned Larks this afternoon & yesterday
morning saw (from window) a flock of
15+ birds, apparently of this species, flying
low S.W. [southwest] At 3.15 P.M. today heard the
ah-onk of a Canada Goose uttered only once
but very distinctly. Being well back in dense
pine woods I failed to see the bird (or flock).
  Spent most of day in or near house. Out
with gun & Timmy in mid P.M. He flushed
3 Partridges & 2 Pheasants (in corn). One
Partridge gave me a fair cross shot in open at
edge of woods below orchard but I missed it
"[?]" . All three "treed" but flew again soon.
Timmy pulled tail out of hen Turkey - & got well thrashed for it.

Heard Acadian Chickadee call thrice in pines at N.E. [northeast] corner Birch Field.