Concord, Mass.
1895
Oct. 17
  Clear with strong W. wind.
  Spent the day down river in the open canoe landing
at Ball's Hill for an hour on my way down & then keeping
on past Davis's Hill & Lawrence's big woods to Swift's woods
where I landed & lunched. On the way back I landed
at Mason's Island & walked back through the woods to the
old field picking up a number of acorns for planting at
Cambridge.
[margin]Down river
to Ball's Hill
& beyond.[/margin]
  I saw no Ducks to-day and indeed almost nothing of
interest save a Marsh Hawk.
[margin]" 18[October 18][/margin]
  Clear with strong N.W. wind.
  In the forenoon drove with Mr. Buttrick to Mason's field
where we left the horse & walked through Prescott's woods
concerning the value of which I was anxious to get Mr. B's
opinion. We started a Partridge & a Hermit Thrush there.
We then drove back to town & down to Goose Pond where
we spent another hour or so. This pond was very low & a
dense growth of grass has covered its margin on every side.
  In the afternoon I sailed to Ball's Hill where I took two
or three photographs. On the way back saw four Wood Ducks
swimming along the edge of the grass on the Great Meadow.
I can now cross this meadow in my canoe going
through the cut by the big white maple.
[margin]Wood Ducks[/margin]
  Saw two Bluebirds near John Moore's & Juncos in many
places in flocks of ten to twenty-five.