Bethel.
Wea. [Weather] WED. [Wednesday] FEB. 20, 1901 [February 20, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
18 [degrees]
22 [degrees]
  Cloudy most of the day with
harsh but not strong N.W. [Northwest] wind.
  Spent the whole forenoon writing,
finishing the Redpoll biography begun yesterday
and doing two new birds the Goldfinch
and Pine Linnet.
  At 3 P.M. I started alone for a walk.
I went over new ground past the mill
and along the Grover Hill wood for about
a mile. The scenery was beautiful but
I did not see a living thing.
Wea. [Weather] THURSDAY 21 [February 21, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
11 [degrees] 
18 [degrees]
  Sunny most of the day with
moderate N.W. [Northwest] wind.
  Wrote all A.M. and up to 3.30 P.M.
when I went to Glen Woods on snow shoes.
The 3rd opening found feathers of [?] Patridge
scattered over snow, but no tracks. 10 yards off
more feathers on mound with fresh Fox excrement
& tracks. Looked as if Fox did it but feathers all
pulled out - none bitten off. Then found chalky
excrement of Raptorial bird on mound. The
murderer evidently a Hawk probably Goshawk.
Foxes had simply come to touch feathers &
pick up stray crumbs of flesh. Could not have
been done by Owls for Partridge [?] sized on snow
in spring.
Saw three flocks chickadees & heard Kinglets & Creepers.
Bethel.
Wea. [Weather] FRI. [Friday] FEB. 22, 1901 [February 22, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
-12 [degrees]
+26 [degrees]
  Sunny but hazy with cloudy sky
at sunset. Wind light from N.W. [Northwest]
  Spent A.M. writing. At 2 P.M. started
for Glen Woods with the Doctor. We went
to the 3rd opening & returned at 3.
I exposed several plates (4 x 5) at
rabbit & fox tracks. Not a bird of
any kind seen or found.
  Roland Hayward arrived at 4.45 P.M.
I drove to station to meet him.
Wea. [Weather] SATURDAY 23 [February 23, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
-8 [degrees]
+28 [degrees]
  Sunny but hazy. Clouds gathering
in late P.M. Light S.W. wind.
  Spent A.M. writing. Roland drove
to & across the [?] on Lower [?] road.
In P.M. we took a tramp on
snow shoes through the Glen Woods to 
Rose Meadow. On the way back we were
surprised to meet two young girls on snow
shoes. One of them carried a rifle.
Saw a small flock of Chickadees & found a 
Canada Nuthatch, the first this month. A
Blue Jay screaming in [?] in A.M.