  Wea. [Weather] Tues. [Tuesday] April 29, 1902 [Ther.] Thermometer
  Clear & warm.
  To Mus. Comp. Zool. [Museum of Comparative Zoology] at 10 A.M.
Saw Woodworth & Bangs & with 
them planned a lot of new cases for
the bird skins. They will cost $2500!
Leander dined with C. [Caroline] & me
at 1.30. Wrote most of P.M.

  Wea. [Weather] Wednesday 30 [April 30, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy & raining steadily most
of the day.
  I put in a good days work on
the Lower Cala. [Lower California] paper. In late
P.M. walked to Elmwood. A
number of Grackles there, evidently
preparing to breed, a flourishing colony
in the Smith pines on Fayweather St.
& one or two pairs in Norway spruces
on Highland St.

  Wea. [Weather] Thur. [Thursday] May 1, 1902 [Ther.] Thermometer
  Partly cloudy with showers in A.M.
Cool with westerly winds.
  Spent A.M. in museum working
on Lower Cala. [Lower California] paper. We closed the
house at 4 P.M. C. [Caroline] going to the
Thayers' to stay until Monday when
she moves to Lancaster, I to Concord 
by 5.01 train. Found Pat and Gilbert
at Cabin. Walked to Holden's Hill after
supper. Lots of birds here. 

  Wea. [Weather] Friday 2 [May 2, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Brilliantly clear cool in early morn.
with light N. [North] wind, calm & hot at noon,
cool E. [East] wind in P.M.
  Spent A.M. at farm walking both
ways. Country alive with birds. One
of my apple trees had a few blossoms
expanded. Parlee & two men at
work on posts for bars. All three
worked at cabin in P.M. Pat &
Hansen hauling brush & river debris
with Navey. I roamed about in
Ball's Hill region until sunset.