Concord.
Ther [Thermometer] Thursday, Oct. 31, 1918 [October 31, 1918] Wea [Weather]
Showery.
Mostly cloudy with high temperature and
frequent light showers. Strong S.W. [southwest] wind.
Rarely beautiful sunset lasting at its
best for half an hour or more.
  Continued scarcity of birds, both small
& large. Our dooryard visited by a Robin
& Song Sparrow ( both of which sang a 
little) 7 Goldfinches, several Chickadees,
about 15 Juncos, one Tree Sparrow.
Gilbert saw a brown Marsh Hawk
flying over field front of house.
One Jay & several Crows prowling
about wooded borders of farm.
  Spent forenoon in shed rearranging
things with Gilberts [Robert A. Gilbert] help. Burbank
also there at work on safe for
keeping fruit, made from a discarded
cover for plants constructed years
ago by Forbush.
  Picked up apples in P.M., both
under our farm trees & at Ritchie place
where I had open view of glorious sunset.

Concord
Ther [Thermometer] Friday, Nov. 1, 1918 [November 1, 1918] Wea
Fine
Clear and rather cool with light westerly
wind. One Butterfly and many bees
about hawkweed (fall dandelion) blossoms
at noontime & later.
  Rather more birds again especially Juncos
of which at least 20 were flitting about
the millet in front of house. At 7 A.M.
they all flew to our big elm, joining
there 6 Purple Finches 2 of which were
red males. Several Chickadees, a Downy [Downy Woodpecker]
& 4 or 5 Jays also came close about the 
house & a Tree Sparrow visited the
orchard. 12 Crows flying high S.W. [southwest] &
apparently on migration, passed at 8 A.M.
A Cock Pheasant was calling somewhere
beyond the Berry Pasture at sunset.
  Spent most of forenoon in woodshed,
doing carpenter work all by myself. Did
more of it there in afternoon when Gilbert [Robert A. Gilbert]
had gone to Cambridge with apples &
strawberries. Burbank boxing apples.
Zeph hauled 2 canoe pit roofs fr.(om) Ball's H. [Ball's Hill]
to put over lumbar. George off again on a spree.