Wea. [Weather] Sat. [Saturday] Aug. 23, 1902 [August 23, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Partly cloudy with high, cold N.W. [Northwest] wind.
  Spent most of day in Museum working
on Introduction to Cambridge Birds. It
advances very slowly for I am taking great
pains with it.
  In late P.M. called on Royal W. Stimpson
& asked him many questions about Cambridge
in the days of his youth. He remembers many
things clearly & gave me much valuable
information. C. [Caroline] read to me in the evening.

Wea. [Weather] Sunday 24 [August 24, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
54 [degrees] at 5 AM
  Brilliantly clear with light N.W. [Northwest] wind.
Cloudy in P.M.
  Purdie, Gilbert & I went to Concord by
electrics, starting at 9.30 A.M.

Concord - Cambridge - Belmont.
Wea. [Weather] Mon. [Monday] Aug. 25, 1902 [August 25, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Early morning brilliantly clear. Three short
thunder showers in P.M. 
  After breakfast Purdie & I explored the pine woods
W. [west] of Albert Lawrence's. They are very beautiful.
Lawrence's boys showed us an old chestnut
the largest I have seen in Concord.
Purdie left at 10 A.M. driving to Concord
with Gilbert. I spent rest of A.M. marking
apple trees & plotting ground to be ploughed.
Took electrics for Cambridge at 4.30 P.M.

Wea. [Weather] Tuesday 26 [August 26, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear with light S.W. [Southwest] wind; partly cloudy
in P.M. Warm
  Gilbert & I spent day photographing about
Rock Meadow. Took electric to Waverley, followed
Beaver Brook to old Robin nest, thence through pastures
S. [south] of meadow skirting Owl Hill to S.W. [southwest] end of meadow 
where lunched under maple. Thence around W. [west] end
of meadow & back through the Willows. Started 
Night Hawk in rocky pastures, saw Broad W. Hawk [Broad-winged Hawk]
alight in meadow while eating lunch, heard & saw
Traill's Flycatcher in alder thicket near N.W. [northwest] end of meadow
Started bevy of Quail in Willows. Saw Red sh. Hawk [Red-shouldered Hawk].
  Exposed 10, 5 x 7 and 10, 4 x 5 plates. Home by electrics
at 5 P.M.