1892.
Oct. 10
(No 2)
Concord, Massachusetts.
Mass. 
Concord.  In the afternoon I drove with C. to Darwin's
Mills by way of the old Marlboro road. This beyond
Concord Junctions runs through solid woods for nearly
two miles and is in effect a mere wood path much
used. The woods are chiefly oaks of about 30 years
growth & are not especially interesting. There is a
small larch swamp, the growth wholly of young larches
ten to twenty feet in height growing rather thickly.
Hermit Thrushes should band in this region. I must
look this up next year.
[margin]Old Marlboro Road[/margin]
[margin]Larch Swamp[/margin]
  In these woods we heard several Kinglets (satrapa)
two Certhias, and a Winter Wren, besides a great
many Jays. A fine Gray Squirrel galloped along the
path for 100 yards or more a little ahead of us.
The coloring of the oaks this season is something
remarkable. They actually excel the maples in depth
& richness of tints. The white oaks are quite as vivid
as the scarlet oaks but only young trees of the
former show this brilliant coloring.  All the trees
& shrubs are exceptionally fine this year. The long last
summer has probably ripened the foliage very perfectly.
We do not see such coloring in Massachusetts oftener
than once in seven or eight years. It is about
at its height now speaking generally but the glory
of the maple swamps has passed & many of the
trees are already bare.
[margin]Kinglets, Creepers, Winter Wren[/margin]
[margin]Gray Squirrel[/margin]
[margin]Scarlet Oaks[/margin]
  There is a heavy crop of chestnuts which are
beginning to fall and squirrels of all three
species are abundant, the Chipmunks & Red Squirrels
the most so, of course. I see or hear them
everywhere.