Concord.
Ther [Thermometer] Thursday, Oct. 17, 1918 [October 17, 1918] Wea [Weather]
Fair
  Weather very like that of yesterday,
a cloudy, foggy morning being
followed by a sunny, warm day
with light southerly wind. There
was a little hoar frost at daybreak.
  Only one Butterfly - a Hunter's - about
our flowers although near the house
they continue to make a brilliant
show. We are still eating excellent
green corn & red tomatoes fresh
from the garden daily and there
are still plenty of very good & ripe
grapes on two or three vines. The
woods now bear a wintry aspect
in most places.
  Not much bird life about the Farm.
In dooryard a Towhee, a White-throat [White-throated Sparrow]
a dozen or more Juncos & half a dozen
Robins (one singing pleasingly, if but
listlessly, at 4 P.M.). A few Crows, sev. [several] Jays.
  Brown came this morning to prune
apple trees. I was with him most of
day. Also worked with Burbank 
clearing out barn etc. Zeph & George
hauled six cords wood from Davis to
Pine Hill.

Concord.
Ther [Thermometer] Friday, Oct. 18, 1918 [October 18, 1918] Wea [Weather]
Fair
Light rain before daybreak. Forenoon
cloudy, afternoon sunny. Chill N.E. [northeast] wind
blowing through day. Clear & serene sunset.
  Hordes of little birds about the Farm.
They included at least 50 Juncos,
about 15 Robins, 4 or 5 White-throated
Sparrows, 2 Chippies [Chipping Sparrow], a Song Sparrow,
a Ruby-crowned Kinglet, a Goldfinch.
Nearly all these paid frequent visits to
the dooryard and many to its pool
which, at times, was literally crowded
with bathing birds. One of the Robins
sang a little in subdued tones. So also
did the Kinglet & Song Sparrow.
  Of larger birds I saw only about a
dozen Crows & an adult [male] Marsh Hawk
winging his way northward at 4 P.M.
high above our orchard & barn.
At same hour 6 Titlarks passed in same way.
  Spent most of forenoon in house writing
& supervising carpenter work by Burbank.
Brown & George busy out of doors. Zeph did
not appear until after dinner & did not 
go to work for an hour or more later.