Wea. [Weather] Tues. [Tuesday] Feb. [February] 20, 1900 Ther. [Thermometer]
14 [degrees] 6.30
35 [degrees] 1 p.m.
  Clear with moderate W. wind
  Colaptes auratus - 1 in lindens
Corvus americanus  1 in lindens
Parus atricapillus heard, Sitta canadensis [female]
Loxia leucoptera [male female in a flock], Spizella monticola 
5 [in a flock], Dryobates pubescens [male]
Species in Camb.[Cambridge] Observatory grounds
  Spent most of the day writing in Museum.
Walked to Observatory grounds after lunch.
Wea. [Weather] Wednesday [February] 21, [1900] Ther. [Thermometer]
18 [degrees]
40 [degrees] 1 p.m.
37 [degrees] 6 p.m.
  Clear & calm
  Colaptes auratus [male female] in garden
Corvus 1 in garden
  Had a headache all day but
kept at work until evening.
When I went to bed I felt
certain that I was in for
a fit of sickness of some kind.
Wea. [Weather] Thur. [Thursday] Feb. [February] 22; 1900 Ther. [Thermometer]
  Heavy rain storm with strong 
E. wind lasting all day & most of
the following night & removing nearly all
the snow which had given us
good sleighing since the 18th Oct.
Was too ill to rise this morning, When
Dr. Driver came to see me he 
told me that I had the grippe.
Wea. [Weather] Friday [February] 23, [1900] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Slight shower in forenoon
clearing in later afternoon.