Bethel.
Wea. [Weather] Sat. [Saturday] Feb. 16, 1901 [February 16, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
20 [degrees]
34 [degrees]
  Calm, mild, partly cloudy.
  The first windless day for weeks.
  Out in fields behind house, 8.30-10 A.M.
Exposed six 4x5 plates. Blue Jays
screaming all around the edges of the
opening; a Chickadee whistling phoebes
steadily. It was so still & mild that
I wore neither sweater not gloves. A
Red Squirrel crossed the field on a rail fence
In P.M. took 8 more pictures at Paradise 
Hill. Charles D. Merritt brought me new
snow shoes this A.M. a fine pair at $4.
Wea. [Weather] Sunday 17 [February 17, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
22 [degrees]
32 [degrees]
  Partly cloudy; moderate N.W. [Norhwest] wind.
  Started out alone at 11 A.M.
taking the 4x5 Premo camera.
Exposed several plates in our opening
then crossed through the woods to the
wood road following it to nearly the
cross road. Heard 2 Kinglets & a flock
of Chickadees. Saw 3 Blue Jays in 
road picking at horse manure.
There were unmistakable tokens of spring
in the warmth & color of the light this P.M.
The sunset was very fine.
Bethel.
Wea. [Weather] Mon. [Monday] Feb. 18, 1901 [February 18, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
16 [degrees]
32 [degrees]
  Like that of yesterday but with more
sunshine & less wind.
  Out with the camera after breakfast
rambling about our opening on snow shoes
exposing two plates only.
  In late P.M. the Dr. & I crossed the
fields to the mill coming back through
the woods where I started a Blue Jay 
from a dense cluster of arbor vitae foliage
10 ft [feet] over my head. I think it had gone
 to roost there. Saw 3 Jays flying together
high above the woods this morning.
Wea. [Weather] Tuesday 19 [February 19, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
20 [degrees]
38 [degrees]
  Still another partly cloudy,
partly sunny day with light
N.W. [Northwest] wind. The snow thawed in the
roads at midday.
  Working on Cambridge Birds in A.M.
In P.M. (3.20-4.30) the Doctor
& I walked up the wood road
to the cross roads. It was beautiful
in the woods. The evergreens were
a much brighter, livelier green than
heretofore. Even the arbor vitae was
distinctly green instead of brownish.
Saw three Chickadees, A Kinglet & 3 Blue Jays.