Concord
Ther [Thermometer] Sunday, Sept. 15, 1918 [September 15, 1918] Wea [Weather]
Fine
Clear with light westerly wind.
Warm through most of forenoon
& afternoon when the frying notes
of Cicadas came frequently to my ears.
  Renewed scarcity of birds. Several
Robins, at least 6 Catbirds, perhaps
as many Towhees, rather more
Chippies [Chipping Sparrow] & two or three Song Sparrows
frequented the dooryard shrubbery all
day. Besides these I noted only
a Redstart in pl. [female plumage] with several
Chickadees, in the run; a white-
throated Hummer at the flower bed;
a Flicker, several Crows & Jays.
That is surely a meagre list for
such a perfect day at what 
should be the height of Warbler
migration time here. Apparently
there are almost no Warblers passing.
I neither hear them by night or see
them by day, at least.
Spent much of day rambling about
a part in doors writing letters. Picked
a lot of raspberries & strawberries.

Concord
Ther [Thermometer] Monday, Sept. 16, 1918 [September 15, 1918] Wea [Weather]
A few migrant Warblers passing. Fair
Partly sunny, mostly cloudy. Warm
southerly wind.
  Usual assemblage of Catbirds, Towhees,
Chippies & Song Sparrows in dooryard
shrubbery. With them a male Goldfinch in
unchanged summer livery. Cedar bird
at Ritchie place. Two Warblers that
chirped like Black-polls but kept so
high in trees, among dense foliage, that 
I could not identify there, appeared
near old barns this morning. At
10 o'clock last night I heard a
migrating Warbler of some kind.
Flushed 2 Partridges shortly after
sunset, one near Barrett spring,
other in Cedar Park.
  Gray Squirrels scarce. Shot at one
last Saturday evening in hickory, foot of lane, &
saw another to night near Ritchie place.
They have done little damage to our corn.
Red Squirrels rather numerous & widespread.
Only a few Chipmunks & these close
about the house.
  Worked on Mus. Report [Museum Report] in A.M.
Smith Dexter came to dine at 12.30 &
stayed until 3.30. Called at the Howes
with raspberries at 6 P.M. & walked thence
to Zeph's camp & back thro Birch Field.