Concord, Mass.
1911.
Oct. 3
(no 3)
[October 3, 1911]

Deer.

  As I was paddling down river after sunset
this evening I saw two Deer standing at the edge
of the water in the meadows opposite Birch Island.
At first they did not appear to notice me but when
I got within 100 yards they began to gaze at me
intently & soon afterwards loped off, throwing up their
white flags at each bound, but not showing much alarm
Both were does one large, the other rather small.
On the morning of Sept. 29 [September 29, 1911] I saw what were doubtless
the same two does on Balls Hill, looking down at
me from its crest as I stood near the cabin. After
I stole up through the trees they disappeared. Their fresh
tracks were to be seen all along the path leading past
the cabin on the morning of the 23 [September 23, 1911] when, to my
surprise, I found a number of their footprints on
the railroad embankment within fifty yards of