  Wea. [Weather] Wed. [Wednesday] Feb. 12, 1902 [February 12, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
12 [degrees]
30 [degrees]
  Clear & [and] dead calm. A fine
day.
  Regulus satrapa - one in Phillip's Place.
  Walked to the Thayers' with C. [Caroline] after
breakfast. Went to Boston at
noon & [and] lunched with Leander at
Fellowes. May & [and] Harry Cunningham
dined with us & [and] spent the evening.
I worked both morning & [and] afternoon
on the Lower Cala. [Lower California] paper.

  Wea. [Weather] Thursday 13 [February 13, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
18 [degrees]
32 [degrees]
  Morning clear & [and] calm. P.M. cloudy
with N.E. [Northeast] wind & [and] a slight
snow fall scarce half an inch.
 Regulus satrapa 3 [in a flock] on Brattle St. [Street]
opposite Elmwood.
  Walked to Mt. Auburn with C. [Caroline]
just after breakfast. Worked on
Lower Cala. [Lower California] paper all day.
Dined at Will Jeffries (birthday 
surprise party) in the evening.
  Frank & [and] Cora Eustin, Batchy & [and] his
wife, Mrs. [?] & [and] a Mr. & [and]
Mrs. made up the party. Got home at 10 P.M.

  Wea. [Weather] Fri. [Friday] Feb. 14, 1902 [February 14, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
22 [degrees]
37 [degrees]
  Clear, calm, spring-like.
  A Chickadee & [and] a Downy in the Garden,
a Crow on Brattle Street.
  Spent most of day working on Lower
Cala. [Lower California] birds for the final additions to
my paper. Also worked up a series of
Long-billed Marsh Wrens finding that we 
have two forms in N.E. [northeast] one undescribed.
  C. [Caroline] & [and] I walked to Mt. Auburn at 9 A.M.
At 9 P.M. as we were reading aloud E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons]
telephoned that her uncle James B. Thayer
had died instantly of heart disease when
the family were at dinner at 6.45 P.M. I went
down at once & [and] saw Mrs. Thayer, Mrs. Simmons & [and] Livvy.

  Wea. [Weather] Saturday 15 [February 15, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
20 [degrees]
36 [degrees]
  Clear with light N.W. [northwest] wind.
  Two Chickadees in the Garden.
  Spent A.M. working on Lower Cala. [Lower California]
birds. Mr. J. W. Long of Carlisle called
with his little girl to see the collection.
At 1.30 P.M. Gilbert & [and] I drove
to Pont Pond whence we walked
back. I exposed eight 6 1/2 x 8 1/2
plates most of them in Maple Swamp.
Saw a Swamp Sparrow & [and] 3 Crows.
C. [Caroline] went to Providence for the day.