  Wea. [Weather] Sat. [Saturday] Jan. 11, 1902 [January 11, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
22 [degrees]
40 [degrees]
  Cloudy & [and] mild. Fine rain began
falling just after dark changing to snow
at 9 P.M.
  Merula migratoria O.A. Lothrop saw 100 [in a flock] at Waverley Oaks.
  Spent most of day in Museum writing. I
have begun an article for Bird Lore on the
voices of our fresh water marshes.
  C. [Caroline] & [and] I walked to Botanic Gardens just
after dinner. Many flowers in bloom there.
Horace Scudder died at 9.30 P.M.
I made a short call on the Almy's 
this evening.

  Wea. [Weather] Sunday 12 [January 12, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
26 [degrees]
  Partly cloudy. Strong W. [west]  wind.
About 7 inches of snow fell last night. Early
this morning the trees were dense with the
most exquisite snow foliage but the wind 
soon blew it all off.
  Golden-crest Kinglet - heard in the Garden
  Chickadee. heard in the Garden
  Downey - one at suet in elm
  Crow - one in the lindens
  Robin - flight call heard over gardens.
  Went to church with C.[Caroline] at 8.30. Called
at the Thayers. Writing letters most of A.M.
40 Robins, 1 Kingfisher seen in Jamaica Plain by
J. T. Nichols.

  Wea. [Weather] Mon. [Monday] Jan. 13, 1902 [January 13, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer.]
14 [degrees]
26 [degrees]
  Clear with fresh N.W. [northwest] wind.
  Certhia americana - one on Lowell St. [Street]
  Parus atricapillus - one in Garden
  Dryobates p. medianus - one at suet in elm.
  Began investigating the Black Duck problem
this morning & worked on it the whole forenoon.
Leander came to lunch with me bringing a
lot of cheques for me to sign. I went to
Horace Scudders funeral at St. John's Church at
4 P.M. On way back called at Dick Davis'
J. T. Nichols called at 6 P.M. bringing an
albino Robin to show me.

  Wea. [Weather] Tuesday 14 [January 14, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
10 [degrees]
23 [degrees]
  Clear & [and] crisp with little wind.
  Worked on the Black Duck article
all the forenoon & [and] part of the
afternoon, also.