Concord.
Ther [Thermometer] Thursday, Sept. 27, 1917 [September 27, 1917] Wea [Weather]
2 Rabbits near Farm barn. Delightful.
Duplicate of yesterday as regards weather
being similarly sunny but hazy, almost
absolutely windless, very warm.
  Autumnal calling of Hylas to be heard
at frequent intervals throughout our
woodland. This shows little brilliant 
coloring as yet save that of ivy &
woodbine foliage.
  Extreme scarcity of birds continues 
unabated. In woodland I found only
two or three Chickadees, a Hairy W. [Hairy Woodpecker] &
a few Jays. There were 2 or 3 White thr.
Sparrows [White-throated Sparrow] along the lane and at
sunset 2 Catbirds & 2 Indigo birds
calling in or near the dooryard over
which, moreover, 6 Titlarks circled
high at that same hour. A pair 
of Red shouldered Hawks soared &
screamed over Pulpit Rock woods thro. [through]
much of forenoon.
  Spent most of forenoon in run near
Pulpit Rock where Zeph cut out a new
wood road & Monson worked on causeway.
Henry [Henry W. Henshaw] visited Bensen's pasture for golf.
Monson saw 2 Rabbits behind barn, 7 A.M.

Concord.
Ther [Thermometer] Friday, Sept. 28, 1917 [September 28, 1917] Wea [Weather]
Woodcock in Berry Pasture. Various
Forenoon rainy, afternoon sunny. Warm
& humid with fresh S.W. [southwest] wind.
Tree Crickets chirping briskly at nightfall.
  Small birds scarcer than ever. Not one
seen or heard during morning walk to
Pulpit Rock or at sunset when
Henry & I strolled slowly through the
Berry Pasture where, however, "Timmy" 
started a Partridge & a loud-whistling
Woodcock both plainly heard but neither
caught sight of by us. Our dooryard
birds seemed reduced in numbers & variety
to a Chickadee, 2 Catbirds, 2 young
Goldfinches & a Junco. Henry [Henry W. Henshaw] saw only
one bird, a White-throat Sparrow [White-throated Sparrow], during
a solitary walk he took in late P.M.
through Howe's lane to Bigelow Brook
meadow. Even in birdless Italy one
might hope to have better success than this.
What can have become of the hordes of
migrants that passed north-bound last spring.
I have heard none passing at night of late.
  Spent most of day in house writing.
Walked to Pulpit Rock 8 A.M., thro. [through] Berry
Pasture 5-6 P.M. Henry motored to
Wellesley in forenoon.