Wea. [Weather] MON. [Monday] FEB. [February] 12, 1900 Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy & calm with a drizzling
rain & chilly air. 
  36 [degrees] - 7.30 A.M.
  43 [degrees] - 1 P.M.
  42 [degrees] - 6 P.M.
  Dryobates pubescens [male] visited suet.
  Spent day in Museum working on the
Whistler article which is nearing
completion I trust. Batchelder, Kennard
& Sornburger called in P.M. Kennard
describes a Warblers which sounds like H. [Helminthophila] celata
which is wintering in Brookline.
  Gilbert returned to work to-day after
an absence of four weeks.
  Wea. [Weather] TUESDAY [January] 13 Ther. [Thermometer]
  Violent S. W. storm with torrents
of rain falling all day. There
has been no snow or ice this month &
the frost is apparently all out of the
ground now for the rain water sank in.
  51 [degrees] - 8 A.M.
  58 [degrees] - 1 P.M.
  57 [degrees] - 6 P.M.
  Dryobates pubescens. [male] visited suet.
  Spent day in Museum working
on Whistler article. No callers.
Wea. [Weather] WED. [Wednesday] FEB. [February] 14, 1900 Ther. [Thermometer]
  Brilliantly clear with high N.W. wind
  30 [degrees] - 8 A.M.
  36 [degrees] - 1 P.M.
  34 [degrees] - 5.30 P.M.
  Dryobates pubescens [male] visited suet.
  Spent day in Museum. The writing
goes better. I began an article on
[?] Finch this morning and
finished it by afternoon. At 5 P.M.
went with C. to the Spelmans' to
see the baby. No callers to-day.
Wea. [Weather] THURSDAY [January] 15 Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy & calm. 
  30 [degrees] - 7.30 A.M.
  43 [degrees] - 1 P.M.
  Spent day in town. To Court House at
10.30 to witness signatures to Lotly Maning's
will. Nest to 35 Congress St. for a talk
with Estabrook about a new room for [?].
Dined at Parkers'. Thence to Lloyds' &
Clarks. Then to Keith's Theatre where I
spent 2 hours. Thence to Athletic Club where
I put on my dress suit to call at the 
Cunninghams. Spent the evening at Jackson's
with the [?] [?] Club. Jeffries & Chadbourne
were absent.
