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Ther [Thermometer] Thursday, Oct. 11, 1917 [October 11, 1917] Wea [Weather] 
Stormy
  North-east rain storm, lasting through
most of day but with little rainfall
in afternoon and some clear sky showing
at sunset when the wind shifted into N.W. [northwest]
& became even chillier than before.
  In dooryard, 2 Cat-birds, 3 Robins, a
Swainson's Thrush with very buffy chest, half
a dozen or more White-throat Sparrows [White-throated Sparrow], one
Song Sparrow, [male] [female] Junco. The Robins, the
Thrush, the White-throats, & the Juncos bathed
at frequent intervals especially just before
& after sunset, when the northerly wind
blew so keen that I wondered how the 
birds could thus enjoy such immersion.
  In Cedar Park I found a lot of little birds
at 3.P.M.. There were at least 5 Robins, a
dozen White-throats [White-throated Sparrow], a Tanager, a Towhee
about 15 Yellow-rumps [Yellow-rumped Warbler], a Ruby crowned
Kinglet & 3 or 4 Golden crests.
  At Ritchie place 3 Song Sparrows, 6+ Jays, 15+
Starlings flying low & swift eastward.
  Spent most of day in house writing
letters. Had 2 woodland walks with 
"Timmy". Zeph chopping in P.M. only.

Concord Third hard freeze (hardest of all)
Ther [Thermometer] Friday, Oct, 12,1917 [October 12,1917] Wea [Weather] 
Autumnal coloring Fine
  Forenoon brilliantly clear; afternoon more
or less cloudy. Hard frost last night.
Ground frozen to depth of two inches &
everything white with hoar frost, at sunrise,
but mid-day hours were comfortably warm
with a few Butterflies on wing. Almost 
all the tenderer autumnal flowers are 
now withered and or few remaining
grapes & peaches ruined. The autumnal
coloring is also well nigh gone &
the leaves of very many trees including
birches & hickories were falling all day.
The coloring was at its very best &
quite of average annual brilliancy, last
Tuesday. Sumacs & poison ivy contributed
largely to it this year.
  Last nights' cold snap seems to have
banished our few remaining Cat-birds &
Towhees as well as most of the White throats [White-throated Sparrow].
yet has brought us little or nothing new 
except perhaps a heavy flight of Snipe
at which guns firing all day along the 
river meadows were presumably aimed.
  I shot a Crow flying high over Ritchie corn
Spent most of forenoon in woods with
Zeph. Dexter [Smith Owen Dexter] came to dinner. We had a 
good long woodland walk & talk after it
He left about 4.30

A sudden & singly tremendous deluge of rain at 9 P.M & later.