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Ther [Thermometer] Tuesday, Oct. 1, 1918 [October 1, 1918] Wea [Weather]
Very many birds appear. Perfect.
Cloudless, absolutely windless, very
warm, delightfully serene especially
when sunset was near at hand.
Maple coloring at its very best - a
truly glorious show just now.
  Our dooryard swarming all day
with little birds. They included a
Robin, Gray-cheeked Thrush (large, gray
tame bird), at least 4 Cat birds
(all in bird bath together at noon), as
many Towhees, a score or so of
Chippies, not less than 15 White
thr. Sparrows [White-throated Sparrow], about a dozen Juncos,
an ad. [adult male] Song Sparrow (he sang twice
loud & most sweetly), a juv [juvenile male]
Scarlet Tanager, a Downy in elms
by house, a Sapsucker in those
over lane, one Black-poll [Blackpoll Warbler], a juv [juvenile male]
Solitary Vireo [in weak song], 5 Rusty Grackles &
a Sharp-shin [Sharp-shinned Hawk] on wing, Pheasant hd [heard] at eve [evening].
  Spent most of day near house.
directing Zeph's work on wiring for
raspberry bushes & planking for pond.
Burbank & George picking apples.
Gilbert [Robert A. Gilbert] motored to Cambridge.

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Ther [Thermometer] Wednesday, Oct. 2, 1918 [October 2, 1918] Wea [Weather]
Fair
Sunny thro [through] most of day but cloudy at
morn & eve [evening] with light rain at both hours.
Rather warm. Light westerly wind.  
Maple foliage a trifle past its autumnal 
prime but still very glorious to behold
- especially in our Berry Pasture.
No plant life anywhere about our farm 
has suffered any injury as yet from frost.
  Birds in less numbers & variety than
yesterday but still plentiful enough
particularly Cat-birds, Towhees, Chippies [Chipping Sparrow]
& White-throats [White-throated Sparrow]. Sapsucker and
Solitary Vireo in orchard; also 
a Ruby-crown Kinglet (heard chattering).
Not many Jays. Local resident
Crows very noisy. Pheasant calling.
Fish Hawk at 3 P.M. over Berry Pas. [Berry Pasture]
at height so great that he looked no bigger
than a Pigeon, soaring on set wings
in narrow circles & drifting off S.W. [southwest].
Fresh Coon [Raccoon] tracks in ploughed land near
well house.
  Spent entire day picking Wealthy
apples, getting about 5 bushels.
George & Burbank picked Baldwins etc.
Zeph cutting brush & hauling lumber.