Concord, Mass.
1896
October 25
  A glorious autumn day "as clear as a bell" with dry,
bracing north-west wind.
  I gave a dinner party at the cabin and went down
early to prepare for my guests, sailing the whole distance.
During the forenoon I found time to walk to
Birch Island by the river paths and back on the
inland ridges. Chickadees, Canada Nuthatches, Creepers
(two) Robins (6), Crows, White-throats, Tree Sparrows, Yellow-
rumps, a Yellow Palm Warbler, a fine adult [male] Marsh Hawk,
& a Partridge were seen during this walk. On the
way down river I saw six Goldfinches and a number
of Song & Tree Sparrows but no Ducks. Late in the
afternoon a flock of fully 150 Crows appeared over
the Great Meadows circling and cawing vociferously
and finally alighting in the woods on the Bedford shore.
At sunset a Carolina Grebe paddled past the
cabin making his way up stream against the
strong wind.
  Chipmunks are fairly numerous here this autumn
but I see few Red or Grey Squirrels although Pat
reports the last as abundant especially on Davis's
Hill when he claims to have seen four in one
tree a few days ago.