Wea. [Weather] MON. [Monday] APRIL 9, 1900 Ther. [Thermometer]
28 [degrees]
42 [degrees]
  A.M. clear. P.M. cloudy
A bitterly cold N. wind.
[margin]In the garden[/margin]
  Ampelis cedrorum 15 [in a flock] alighted in pear tree
  Parus atricapillus 3 [in a flock] 1 [in full song]
  Merula migratoria 1 [in full song]
  Dryobates pubescens [male][female]
  Colaptes auratus 1 [in full song]
  Corvus americanus 2
  Spent most of day in Museum
writing letters etc.
Wea. [Weather] TUESDAY April 10, 1900 Ther. [Thermometer]
26 [degrees]
  Brilliantly clear with light N. wind. 
  Merula migratoria 1 [in full song] In the garden
  Parus atricapillus 1 [in full song] In the garden
  Dryobates pubescens [female] In the garden
  Colaptes auratus 2 In the garden
  Corvus americanus 2 [in a flock] In the garden
  Spent most of day in Museum
preparing a field list for Concord.
Also worked a little in the garden.
Mills is progressing slowly with
the mason work of the new pond.
Ground frozen hard this morning.
Wea. [Weather] WED. [Wednesday] APRIL 11, 1900 Ther. [Thermometer]
34 [degrees]
52 [degrees]
  Clear and calm with an 
occasional puff of east wind.
[margin]In the garden[/margin]
  Merula migratoria 3 [in full song] at evening & others calling.
  Parus atricapillus 1 [in full song]
  Junco hyemalis 1.
  Spinus tristis 1 [in full song]
  Ampelis cedrorum heard
  Colaptes 1 [in full song] Dryobates pubescens.
  Had another nervous collapse to-day but
kept at work in the Museum & garden.
Purdie read to me in the evening.
Wea. [Weather] THURSDAY April 12, 1900 Ther. [Thermometer]
34 [degrees]
52 [degrees]
  Cloudy & calm with fine, heavy
rain
  Spent the entire day in the 
Museum working on some articles
written last winter. One goes to
the Auk, the other to Bird Lore.
Walter & Purdie went in to
Chapman's last lecture in the 
evening. His course (at [?][?])
has been a brilliant success.