Concord
Ther [Thermometer] Sunday, Oct. 21, 1917 [October 21, 1917] Wea [Weather]
Superb
Brilliantly clear & just comfortably
warm or cool - with light westerly breeze.
Everything white with hoar frost
at sunrise. "Weather-breeder" sort of
day.
  Not many birds & these mostly 
confined to our dooryard & Cedar Park
where I saw several White-throats [White-throated Sparrow], &
Juncos, half a dozen or more Yellow-rumps [Yellow-rumped Warbler],
3 Robins & a Golden crest [Golden-crested Wren]. There were
a lot of Crows & 5 or 6 Jays hanging 
about the Ritchie cornfield. George
says the Crows are invading that part
near road where there are no dead ones 
hung up.
  Starting at 9 A.M. I took Burbank, 
Zeph [Zephaniah Prosser] & George to Holden's Ball's & Davis's
Hill & to Birch Island to look at wood
lots which these men may clear for me
this coming winter. Practically no small
birds met with during this walk &
absolutely none at Ball's Hill.
Timmy flushed 5 Grouse & 7 Pheasants.
The latter, 4 old cocks & 3 hens, rose all
together from dense brush on Oak Island, south
of Holden Hill. Charlie & Mrs. Carter came
to dine with me. They left at 4 P.M.

Concord - Boston.
Ther [Thermometer] Monday, Oct. 22, 1917 [October 22, 1917] Wea [Weather]
Superb.
Weather conditions closely similar to
those of yesterday. Oak foliage now
at its best and of uncommon
brilliance in many places. Maples
mostly leafless.
  Not much opportunity for observing
Concord birds. Few about house in
early morn. 8 Robins in lane & Ruby
crown [Ruby-crowned Kinglet] in Cedar Park, at sunset.
  Gilbert [Robert A. Gilbert] motored me to Concord for 8.06
train. Just as it arrived I discovered
that my hand bag had been left in Ford
car so walked to village hoping to catch 
Gilbert there. Failing to find him I got
to Fitchburg station in time to catch 8.25
train for Boston. Reaching there bought
eye glasses at Lloyds (mine having been
left in bag) & spent forenoon in office.
Bought a 1000 Liberty Bond for myself &
three of them for our Estates. Lunched at
Thompson's. To First Church at 1.45 to
attend Mr. Leverett's funeral. Finding it was
to be at 3 P.M. instead of 2, & feeling giddy
& otherwise ill I hurried to North Station &
took 2.30 express for Concord, where G. [Robert A. Gilbert] met me.
Called on Dr. Wentworth's office & had long
talk. He thinks all my present & recent troubles
are due to auto-intoxication