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Concord, Mass.
1897.
Nov. 7
 Clear with strong N.W. wind.
 Spent the forenoon in the woods near Davis's Hill. Saw
a number of Chickadees, Kinglets and Tree Sparrows and two
Fox Sparrows.
 The Emersons & Sto[?]s with Mr. Mackintosh dined with me.
After dinner we walked through the woods to Benson's starting
four Partridges.
Nov. 8
 Cloudy, the forenoon dead calm, a light S.W. wind in
the afternoon bringing rain before nightfall.
 Spent most of the forenoon at work on a new path
through the swamp behind Ball's Hill. When I left the
cabin the meadows were as white as snow with a heavy
hoar frost and the surface of the ground was frozen slightly.
The country seemed to be alive with birds. Crows, Jays,
Chickadees, Kinglets and Tree Sparrows were calling in every
direction. I also heard two Robins, a number Horned Larks,
& some Red-wings (several, apparently, in the bushes at the
river's edge on Holden's Meadows and I saw a Solitary
Crow Black bird flying over Bensen's pine hill. Twice
I heard the silvery whistle of Duck's wings; on the first
occasion I could not get sight of the birds; on the second
I discovered a flock of seven Golden-eyes flying at a
great height following down the course of the river.
I also saw two Fox Sparrows & a flock of five Juncos.
In the afternoon I saw a [female] Hairy Woodpecker in
the maple swamp behind the hill.
 H.W. Spelman joined me about noon. He has
come up to spend the remainder of the week with
me.