Bethel.
Wea. [Weather] THUR. [Thursday]  FEB. 28, 1901 [February 28, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
+5 [degrees]
18 [degrees]
  Brilliantly clear with strong N.W. [Northwest] wind.
 Spent A.M. working on "Cambridge Birds."
At 3:30 P.M. started out with my 4x5
camera taking the road to Grover Hill.
Near the mills in the first valley I saw a
freshly killed Skunk which [?] had
thrown into the buses by the roadside.
Followed the road for half a mile & then
leaving it ascended to the summit of a [?]
hill on snow shoes. Had a fine view and 
enjoyed an exceptionally beautiful sunset. Heard
a Hairy Woodpecker. Exposed ten plates nearly all
of which came out well.
Wea. [Weather] FRI. [Friday] MARCH 1 [March 1, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
10 [degrees]
37 [degrees]
  A.M. sunny but hazy, P.M. cloudy.
Strong wind from S.W. [Southwest]
  Spent A.M. on the Cambridge Birds writing
then, the Towhee, Cardinal & Rose br. Grosbeak [Rose breasted Grosbeak].
  In P.M. went to the Glen Woods on my
new snow shoes made by Dunham of Norway, Me.
They are good in some respects but much too heavy.
Saw ten Kinglets and a flock of three or four
Chickadees. There were few fresh tracks save
those of mice.
Bethel.
Wea. [Weather] SAT. [Saturday] MARCH 2, 1901 Ther. [Thermometer]
30 [degrees]
40 [degrees]
  Cloudy clearing in late P.M.
Light N.W. [Northwest] wind.
  Spent A.M. working on Cambridge Birds.
In P.M. (3-4) walked to Grover Hill
with Dr. Gehring. Found a patch of bare
ground several yards square under a pine.
Saw Fox trails and a perfectly fresh
one of a Skunk who had crossed the
road. No birds seen or heard.
Wea. [Weather] SUNDAY 3 [March 3, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
-1 [degrees]
24 [degrees] at night
  A.M. brilliantly clear with S.W. [Southwest] wind
after 11 o'clock. Clouds gathering in P.M. Light snow fall.
  Started out with Dr. G. [Gehring] at 9.30 A.M. taking
snow-shoes & 2 cameras. A Downy Woodpecker began
drumming in an elm by the mill as we passed & we
heard him at intervals for an hour later & for a
distance of half a mile.
  It was a glorious morning without a breath of wind
at first. We took the Grover Hill road & I
exposed 14 plates before 1 P.M. The conditions were
simply perfect for photography. We left the road
on the crest of the last hill & on our snow shoes
crossed through the woods to the mill pond below
the house & [?] across the fields home.
Besides the Downy we heard only a Canada Nuthatch,
a Blue Jay & 2 lots of Chickadees. There were fresh
Skunk trails everywhere in the fields. What can
they find to eat now?