Wea. [Weather] Tues. [Tuesday] Dec. 17, 1901 [December 17, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
12 [degrees]
20 [degrees]
  Snow storm lasting all day but only
2 inches of fine dry snow falling.
  Spent entire day in Museum working
on Lower Cala. Rep. [Lower California Report]. Gilbert went
to Arlington to get some young pines.
In the woods on Turkey Hill he found a
man who had hanged himself to the branch
of an apple tree by his suspenders & who had
been dead a week or more. He reported this
at Arlington police station & was detained by
the officers for several hours taking them to the body.
C. [Caroline] read to me in the evening.
Wea. [Weather] Wednesday 18 [December 18, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
12 [degrees]
24 [degrees]
  Cloudless with no wind. Air dry
& soft.
  Ampelis 6 [in a flock] Brattle St. eating buckthorn berries.
  Spent A.M & latter part of P.M.
working on Lower Cala. Rep. [Lower California Report]. Walked
up Brattle St. to Edward just after lunch.
  Merula migratoria - a flock of 25
and numerous small flocks &
scattered birds, in all fully 50 birds
seen by Roland Hayward near
Blue Hill, Milton.
Wea. [Weather] Thur. [Thursday] Dec. 19, 1901 [December 19, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
10 [degrees]
20 [degrees]
  Cloudy with a mere dust of
fine snow falling in the evening.
  Spent most of day working on the
Lower Cala. [Lower California] paper but walked down to
the Thayer's just after lunch. C. [Caroline] confined
to the house by a severe cold. I also have
a bad cough.
  The We Dine Club met at our house this
evening. Everyone present except Chadbourne.
They left in a body at 11 P.M.
Wea. [Weather] Friday 20 [December 20, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
10 [degrees]
24 [degrees]
    Clear with sharp but still air.
  Spent entire day in Museum working
on the Lower Cala. [Lower California] paper. My cough
was so troublesome that I did not 
take my usual walk. Sent Gilbert 
to Boston to do some Christmas
shopping.
  Birds are very scarce. I have seen
nothing but English Sparrows in the Garden
these three or four days past. There was
a Crow in Hubbard Park early this morning.
Roland Hayward called at 5 P.M.