Wea. [Weather] MON. [Monday] OCT. 14, 1901 [October 14, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy with light N.E. [Northeast] wind and
continuous, heavy rain from early
morning to about 7 P.M.
  Spent the day at the farm walking
both ways. Saw very few birds a
"Dipper' in the river opposite the cabin
in the early morning, a Hermit near
Pulpit Rock, a good-sized flock of
Robins at Pine Ridge & another at the
farm being the most noteworthy.
Most of the men came this morning.
They worked at various things in doors.
Wea. [Weather] TUESDAY 15 [October 15, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Brilliantly clear with cool N.W. [Northwest] wind.
  Spent day at farm walking both ways.
Parlee & his men began on a hen house
east of the barn. Long & his men
began foundation for a new building
between the barn & hen house.
My men worked chiefly at grading.
Birds were apparently scarce
to-day. I saw very few.
C. [Caroline] telephoned this evening that her good
gray horse "Dando" dropped dead in
Clinton this afternoon as she was driving him.
Wea. [Weather] WED. [Wednesday] OCT. 16, 1901 [October 16, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Brilliantly clear with light S.W. [Southwest] wind.
Just pleasantly warm with dry [?] air.
  Spent day at farm. The carpenters
mostly finished the hen house, Long
put in foundation for new carriage house,
Hansen & Mc. Grath [McGrath] [?] gravel & loam.
I planted a lot of Rhexia in the meadow.
I went & returned by canoe as far as
Davis's Hill. Red-shouldered Hawks were
screaming opposite cabins for 2 hours this evening
Song & Swamp Sparrows singing at eve.
Wea. [Weather] THURSDAY 17 [October 17, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
  A.M. clear & warm. P.M. cloudy with
light rain. Wind S.W. [Southwest].
  Took 8.13 A.M. train for Cambridge
where I met Mr. Mackintire by appointment.
Together we went over the house just taken
by Mrs. Taylor & decided certain changes etc.
Spent remainder of A.M. with Walter.
Went to Mus. Comp. Zool. [Museum of Comparative Zoology] at 3 P.M. &
called on Faxon. Attended meeting Vis. Comm.
at 3.30. Present Dr. Folsom, Dudley Pickman.
The We Dine Club met at Jackson's at 7.30.
Present Jackson, Jeffries, Batchelder, Rand, Thaxter,
Townsend, Goodale, Deane, Spelman.