Concord (Farm)
Immense flock of starlings.
Ther [Thermometer] Friday, Nov. 3, 1916 [November 3, 1916] Wea [Weather] Fair
Acadian Tit. Heavy flight of Crows.
  Mostly sunny but with endless
procession of great cloud masses driving
before strong N.W. [northwest] wind, producing an ever
changing panorama, very impressive at times
especially just after sunrise & before sunset.
  Birds comparatively plentiful again. 29
migrating Crows passed at 8 A.M. and
upwards of 200 ( I counted 198 roughly) at
9.30. The largest flock more than a mile in
total length, some straggling others "bunched",
all laboriously half-breasting the gusty wind
& flying scarce above the taller trees. It was
a truly imposing sight that of the countless
flights of sable birds against the cloud-dappled
shining sky.
  3 Juncos & a Goldcrest [Golden-crowned Kinglet] only birds seen near
house. In Birch Field at 4 P.M., I found
12 Robins, 2 Yellow-rumps [Yellow-rumped Warbler], 3 Goldcrests [Golden-crowned Kinglet],
an Acadian Chickadee, several Black-caps [Black-capped Chickadee], a 
Brown Creeper, a Red Crossbill (on wing).
The Acadian Tit was noisy, restless & I thought
also shy for I failed to approach him
closely. He was with the Yellow-rumps [Yellow-rumped Warbler] &
Kinglets [Golden-crowned Kinglet] awhile but avoided the other
Chickadees. I started one Partridge here &
another in Berry Pasture but got no shot at
either.
  Just before sunset an immense flock of
Starlings passed low over orchard coming from
direction of Cow Pasture. There might have
been upwards of 500 of them. Flock of
22 Horned Larks flying very low S.[south] at 7 A.M.
Spent most of day with men working near house.
Raymond & [?] Emerson came to supper
at 6.30 & stayed until 9. We ate my last
Partridge.

Concord (Farm) - Cambridge.
Ther [Thermometer] Saturday, Nov. 4, 1916 [November 4, 1916] Wea [Weather] Fine
32 [degrees]; 54 [degrees] First Redpoll.
Brilliantly clear & bracingly cool with
light westerly breeze - dying before sunset.
Fields white with hoar frost at sunrise.
  Not many birds, 3 White-throated
Sparrows (last noted Oct. 23 [October 23, 1916]), 2 Juncos, a 
Goldfinch (heard) & a Goldcrest [Golden-crowned Kinglet], in lane.
One Jay, several local Crows & a flock of
50 + migrating ones flying S.W.[southwest], very high
in air, at 10 A.M. At this same time
I heard distinctly & thrice repeated, the
flight call of a Lesser Redpoll. The unseen
bird seemed to be passing overhead in a 
northerly direction. I heard Horned Larks,
also & (I thought) an Evening Grosbeak.
  Passing the fallen pine top where the Cotton-
tail Rabbit was seen crouching & left
undisturbed a few days ago I found
him there again but this time he loped
off at top speed before I could part 
the pine foliage.
  Spent forenoon closing house, sorting
apples etc. Left Farm in Ford car at 3.20
& reached home as twilight was falling.
Found C. [Caroline Brewster] & E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] there & well. Big flock of
Juncos by roadside in Waltham.