Cambridge. 
Wea. [Weather] THUR. JAN. 15, 1903 [January 15, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
22 [degrees]
35 [degrees]
Cloudy, calm.
  Walked to the Thayers [Thayer's] with C. [Caroline] just
after breakfast & again after lunch.
Mrs. Thayer was taken ill yesterday & is in
bed. Mrs. Simmons is rallying slowly.
I spent most of day in museum working
on the Introduction. Ernest T. Seton
called at 3.30 p.m. & stayed until 5 p.m.
5 Chickadees, a Creeper, a Downy,
2 Flickers & a Blue Jay in the Garden.
Wea. [Weather] FRIDAY 16 [Friday January 16, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
30 [degrees]
40 [degrees]
Cloudy, calm, much warmer.
The ice which for nearly a week has
coated the streets & sidewalks began to
melt & [?] off to-day.
C. [Caroline] spends her entire days now at the
Thayers [Thayer's]. I walked down with her after
breakfast & again after lunch to-day.
The rest of my time was given, as
usual, to my Introduction. We had
no callers to-day.
Heard a Nuthatch calling what-what-what
in the big elm in front of LeBaron Briggs's.
A Crow, a Downy, & several Chickadees
visited the Garden.
Cambridge
Wea. [Weather] SAT. JAN. 17, 1903 [January 17, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
2 [degrees]
44 [degrees]
Sunny but hazy, calm.
  C. [Caroline] spent the day at the Thayer's where
she found Mrs. Thayer slightly worse &
Mrs. Simmons no better. I walked down
with her after breakfast by way of Brattle St.
and after lunch through Sparks, Mt. Auburn
Hawthorne & Ash Streets. No birds seen Sparrows were
noted during either of these walks.
I devoted most of the day to my Introduction
making poor progress.
Heard a Flicker & Chickadees in the Garden.
Wea. [Weather] SUNDAY 18 [January 18, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
20 [degrees]
Brilliantly clear - High N.W. [northwest] wind
  To St Johns with C. [Caroline] at 8.30 A.M.
After the service I left her at the Thayers [Thayer's].
Mrs. Thayer is worse & they fear she has
typhoid fever although Dr. Walcott is not yet
certain. Mrs. Simmons is slightly better but
still unable to sit up.
  Wrote letters in A.M. & worked on my
Introduction a little in P.M. No callers.
A Flicker, a Downy & several Chickadees
visited the Garden.