Wea. [Weather] Tues. [Tuesday] Aug. 19, 1902 [August 19, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy with heavy showers in forenoon. Cool.
  A broken, unproductive day. Worked on
Cambridge Birds for one hour or two
when Outram Bangs called & stayed until
1 P.M. Roland Maynard came at 12.30
& went to dinner with me at the Scudders'.
He spent most of P.M.
Walter ill at home all day.

Wea. [Weather] Wednesday 20 [August 20, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear, calm, warmer.
  Before daybreak the strong odor of a skunk
penetrated our room through the open window.
At 7.30 A.M. I found the animal in the 
area at N.E. [northeast] end of house. He was about 1/2 
grown & chiefly white, very gentle, sleeping most
of the time. I shall not disturb him. Gilbert
got a good photograph of him late in
the day.
  I spent the entire day reading
page proofs of Lower Cala. Birds [Lower California Birds].

Wea. [Weather] Thurs. [Thursday] Aug. 21, 1902 [August 21, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Partly cloudy with short thunder shower
in P.M. Somewhat warm.
  Spent day in Museum working on
introduction to Cambridge Birds. The Skunk
still in cellar area sleeping quietly. Last night
I threw in a dead Robin (killed by a cat on the lawn)
& this morning it had all been eaten.
  At 6 P.M. Mary and George Deane, Walter & Margie,
Miss Blatchford, Miss Jordan, Miss Dimmock, E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons],
Dr. Woodworth & Sarah Henshaw & Purdie came to
a pic-nic tea. Afterwards most of them watched the
Robins come in. We counted about 300. Also saw a
Night Hawk, 8 Snipes & a Night Heron flying over garden.

Wea. [Weather] Friday 22 [August 22, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
  [delete] Partly cloudy with strong N.W. [northwest] wind. Cool.[/delete]
  Brilliantly clear with cool E. wind.
  [delete]Spent most of day in Museum working
on Introduction to Cambridge Birds.[/delete]
  At 10 A.M. met John E. Thayer at his office,
50 State St. Mrs. Frank Birtwell goined [joined] us
at 10.30 & we spent more than an hour
discussing the publication of her late husband's M.S. [manuscript]
on Birds New Mexico. Thayer will publish it.
  Returned to dinner at Mrs. Scudder[']s & spent
P.M. reading the first batch of proof sheets
of Birds of Cape Region, Lower Cala.