Concord
Ther [Thermometer] Friday, Sept. 21, 1917 [September 21, 1917] Wea [Weather]
Fair
Early morn cloudy as well as densely
foggy with distant thunder & a light
sprinkle of rain drops. Remainder of day
sunny, calm & very warm.
  The halting autumnal voice of Pickering's
Hyla is not a frequent sound but the
shrilling of Cicadas seems to have wholly
ceased. Tree Crickets & Field [Field Crickets] ones still
keep up a constant din. The ivy
foliage about at its best & very brilliant.
Abundance of ripe peaches & grapes
nearly ripe.
Cat bird (at least 3), a Robin,
several Chippies [Chipping Sparrow], a Black poll [Blackpoll Warbler] & a
Black thr. Green Warbler [Black-throated Green Warbler], flitting
about dooryard. 2 Towhees in lane.
5 Jays suspiciously haunting outskirts of
yellow corn field at Ritchie place.
Bluebird in almost full song there 4 P.M.
Crows cawing all day long.
  Spent most of day working in
flower garden with George. Two woodland
strolls with Timmy. Shot at Gray Squirrel
with 20g. but failed to kill him.
Percy telephoned that I have been drawn
on Grand Jury for first Monday in October.
Henry [Henry W. Henshaw] motored to Wellesley in forenoon.

Concord Heavy nocturnal flight of
Warblers & Thrushes. last night.
Ther [Thermometer]  Saturday, Sept. 22, 1917 [September 22, 1917] Wea [Weather]
Fine
Brilliantly clear & deliciously cool with
fresh northerly wind. Typical mid autumn day.
  When I stepped out of doors at 10 o'clock
last night & again at 1 o'clock this morning
Warblers & Thrushes were passing overhead
in such numbers that the calls of 
both came to my ears every other
second. Quite evidently an exceptionally
heavy nocturnal flight was then in
progress yet not one single Thrush or
Warbler could be found in our woodlands
to-day. Henry H. [Henry W. Henshaw] saw half a dozen
Yellow-rumps [Yellow-rumped Warbler] in Bensen's pasture,
however, & with them about 70 Chippies [Chipping Sparrow].
We started at least 40 of the latter
from roadside on Punkatassett Hill [Punkatasset Hill]. I
heard a Pine Warbler singing sotto voce
in the white pine that shades the Manse
  Spent much of day picking & sorting
peaches. Mr. Hutchins called at 9.30 to
ask if I would sell Ritchie Place to a
Mr. Garfield grandson of for [former] President.
Told him "I would consider it."
  Henry & I motored to Concord at 10.30
called on Fanny Randall at Manse &
brought her back to see October Farm.
We also went to village center.
Two woodland walks with Timmy. Shot
a Gray Squirrel in tall oak front of lawn
& he worried it to death.