  Wea. [Weather] Sun. [Sunday] June 8, 1902 Ther. [Thermometer]
  A.M. cloudy & sultry with heavy showers at noon.
P.M. cloudy clearing at sunset with strong, cold
N.W. [Northwest] wind, actually "finger cold"
  At 10 A.M. the three Thayers (John, Abbott & Gerald)
and I started for the Pileated nest. We
spent about 2 hours there & saw the birds
feed their young. Returned to dinner at 1 P.M.
At 3 P.M. walked to Joseph Smith's & saw
his interesting Japanese & Italian gardens. 
  Later went up the mountains again rambling
about through grand old woods. Sat up until
11 P.M. talking.

  Wea. [Weather] Monday 9 [June 9, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Brilliantly clear with strong cold N.W. [Northwest] wind.
  Left Thayer's at 7.30 A.M. and drove to
Marlboro (10 m. [miles]) through a beautiful country.
Took train thence to Fitchburg & thence to
Clinton where John Thayer's man met us
& drove us to No. Lancaster [North Lancaster].
  At 5 P.M. C. [Caroline] & I started for a long
walk. We took the Back Road & leaving
it beyond the chicken farm followed a 
wood road to a deserted farm on a hill
where we went to the ledge where the
maiden hair fern grows.

  Wea. [Weather] Tues. [Tuesday] June 10, 1902 Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy with light rain in P.M.
  Off with Thayer & Harriman for the
day. In the pine groves near the schoolhouse
Thayer took a nest & 3 eggs of Vireo solitarius
Next visited the Henslow's Sparrow meadow
& found the nest with 4 eggs of one of these
birds, the first I have ever seen in situ.
Lunched in the old pine woods & spent most
of P.M. looking vainly for Blackburnians' nests.
I found nest 4 eggs (nearly hatched) V. solitarius [Vireo solitarius] &
stroked sitting bird.

  Wea. [Weather] Wednesday 11 [June 11, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
  A.M. clear; P.M. cloudy. Warm with S.E. [Southeast] wind.
  C. [Caroline] & I left Lancaster by 9 A.M. electric car
& went to Concord where C. [Caroline] met E. R. S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] &
went to Manse to meet Mr. Randall
  I kept on to W. Bed. [West Bedford] & met Gilbert at cabin.
Walked to farm in P.M. C. [Caroline], E. R. S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons], Sally
Ames, Johnny & Mr. Randall drove down
& I showed them the house. Walked back
to cabin in late P.M. Listened for 
"Kickers" after dark walking to the 
Barrett meadow but heard nothing
save a Bittern.