Cambridge - Boston- Bethel.
Wea. [Weather] Dec. 9, 1903 [December 9, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
Cloudy & mild with heavy rainfall
in late P.M. & evening.
  To Boston at 10 A.M. Called first
at office. Saw Estabrook & Mc.Intire
& went with latter to safety vault to cut 
off Fisk Wharf. coupons. Lunched in
Exch. Bldg [Exchange Building] & called on C. [Caroline] at St. Margarets
at 2 P.M. We had a good walk & a long 
talk afterwards. To meeting Audubon Soc. [Massachusetts Audubon Society]
Directors at Mrs. Cabot's 4 P.M. Mr. Lord
discussed for Secretary. I opposed him. Motions
laid on table. Spent evening at Museum
writing letters.
Wea. [Weather]  Thursday 10 [December 10, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear & cooler.
  Left Boston 9 AM. & reached Bethel
4.20 P.M. Country perfectly bare as far
as Portsmouth, only a little snow at
Portland, about 10 inches at W. Paris [West Paris]
& beyond.
  Found the Gehring family well.
Megrew, Stephens, Reed, Miss Leffreswell,
Miss Williamson, Miss Burton & Miss Ford
are at the house now as patients.
Bethel.
Wea. [Weather] FRI. [Friday] DEC. 11, 1903 [December 11, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Brilliantly clear, windless, mild. 30 [degrees] at noon.
  The Doctor & I spent the entire forenoon 
in woods below house. Excellent snow-shoeing.
Tramped about everywhere. Many rabbit tracks
& one trail of a Stoat or Mink leading
about everywhere the foot prints [diagram]
bunched. Saw 1 gray Pine Grosbeak & several 
flocks of Redpolls, one containing 32 birds. They
were feeding on alder & gray birch cones. Also in
larches. Heard a Chickadee also.
Wea. [Weather]  Saturday 12 [December 12, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
  30 [degrees] noon
  Partly cloudy the sun bright & clear at
times. Still mild but a moderate, cool
N.W. [Northwest] wind.  
  Our gasoline machine broke down & the Doctor
& Reed spent forenoon putting it in order. I went
alone on snow shoes to woods below house
tramping through them in every direction.
Saw 1 Chickadee, 1 Pine Grosbeak (gray bird) &
12 Redpolls [in a flock] feeding on alder cones. Heard
a Golden-crest Kinglet in dense firs.
Apparently no fresh tracks in snow since yesterday.
Wrote letters & journal notes in P.M.
Spent most of evening in parlor with family.