Wea. [Weather] Wed. [Wednesday] Nov. 27, 1901 [November 27, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
22 [degrees]
  Clear with high N.W. [Northwest] wind
  Spent A.M. working on Lower Cala. [California] Birds.
Hansen arrived with a load of pine boughs
& wood at noon.
  I worked for another hour after dinner
and then took a walk down up through
Highland Street to Elmwood. The afternoon
was cold & windy. I saw no birds.
Gray Squirrels [?] throughout Cambridge
this autumn.
Wea. [Weather] Thursday 28 [November 28, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
16 [degrees]
Thanksgiving Day.
  Clear and cold with strong N.W. [Northwest] wind.
Certhia 1 Regulus satrapa 1 both in Gardens
  Immediately after breakfast called on
Parker and spent upwards of two hours
discussing the repairs & additions which
he wishes made to his house #63 Sparks St.
C. [Caroline] & I read aloud from the Octopus
during the remainder of the forenoon.
  Leander Ada & Will Brewster, Mr. Leverett
and Henry Purdie dined with us at 2 P.M. 
It was nearly 6 P.M. when the last of them
(Mr. Leverett) departed. C. [Caroline] & I read until 9 P.M.
when I called on the Almys.
Wea. [Weather] Fri. [Friday] Nov. 29, 1901 [November 29, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
12 [degrees]
  Cloudy, calm, intensely chilly.
  Spent A.M. working on Lower Cala. [California] Birds.
Hansen brought down the cow & heifer
at 1 P.M. They are to spend the winter
in George Deane's barn.
  C. [Caroline] & I attended the funeral of our friend
J. Henry Thayer at Appleton Chapel at
2 P.M. The Chapel was nearly filled.
Mr. Frank Peabody made a fine address
& Dr. McKenzie made the prayer, a long
& formal one. 1 Chickadee in garden, Screech
Owl wailing there at 6 P.M.
Wea. [Weather] Saturday 30 [November 30, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
22 [degrees]
30 [degrees],
  Clear, calm, warmer
  Walked to Mt. Auburn & back with C. [Caroline]
just after breakfast. Worked remainder
of A.M. & part of P.M. on Lower Cala. [California] Birds.
Mrs. Robinson lunched with us.
  Mrs. Birtwell called in P.M. to get
the two nests & sets of eggs of Western Eve.
Grosbeak [Western Evening Grosbeak] which she left a few weeks ago
for me to see. Gilbert spent day at Concord.
No birds in Garden today.
To Dramatic Club with Mr. Leverett in the evening.