Bethel, Maine.
  Wea. [Weather] Fri. [Friday] Jan. 3, 1902 [January 3, 1902] Ther.
10 [degrees]
24 [degrees]
  Clear; strong N.W. [northwest] wind.
  Mrs. & [and] Dr. Gehring, Miss Elsie Weitz, Anna
& [and] I walked on snow shoes through woods
below house, 9-10.30 A.M. Air soft & [and] dry
Ther [thermometer] 23 [degrees] - but little wind .. Snow about ft. [foot] -
with icy crust. 5 Chickadees [in a flock] & [and] 22 Redpolls [in a flock]
feeding in gray birch over path. Downy Woodp's [Downy Woodpeckers]
in orchard near house.
  In P.M. Doctor & [and] I walked to village
calling at hotel & [and] Ceylon Rower's. Much
colder with violent wind. Had a full
treatment at 3.30 P.M.

  Wea. [Weather] Saturday 4 [January 4, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
-6 [degrees]
+6 [degrees]
  Clear & [and] cold with strong N.W. [northwest] wind.
  In A.M. (10-12) the Doctor & [and] I went to
the Glen Woods going over all our old ground.
Saw a good many birds & [and] heard 2 Red Squirrels
There were countless Rabbit tracks, one Fox
trail, many tracks of mice & squirrels, very
many Partridge trails & [and] one singular track
new to us both & [and] like this [diagram] ie one hind
& [and] one fore foot always in advance of the other.
The animal was apparently a possum. The foot
prints were as large as a Skunks. 
  Spent P.M. in house having a treatment
3.30 - 4.30 P.M.

  Wea. [Weather] Sun. [Sunday] Jan. 5, 1902 [January 5, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
16 [degrees]
28 [degrees]
  Sunny with drifting clouds & [and] light
W. [west] wind.
  The Doctor, Anna Almy & [and] I were out
from 10 to 12.30 A.M. We crossed the
field on snow shoes & [and] striking the wood road
followed it as far as the logging camps.
The air was mild & [and] we sat on a woodpile in 
the sun for 15 m. [minutes.] Heard a Crossbill sing & [and]
saw a pair of Pine Grosbeaks, a Pileated Wood'pr [Pileated Woodpecker]
& [and] other interesting birds. I have written out the 
experience in full for my journal.
  
  Wea. [Weather] Monday 6 [January 6, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
20 [degrees]
31 [degrees]
  Cloudy with light S. [south] wind.
  In the forenoon the doctor & [and] I went out
for about an hour on snow shoes. We
travelled all the paths in the woods
below the house & [and] followed up the
course of the Mill brook into an extension 
black ash swamp. Saw 4 Chickadees & [and]
a flock of about 20 Redpolls. Heard a 
Pine Grosbeak high in air overhead. Found
at least 2 different Partridge trails.