Wea. [Weather] Fri. [Friday] Dec. 5, 1902 [December 5, 1902]  Ther. [Thermometer]
22 min [minimum]
  North-east snow-storm, heavy                                      
through A.M. ceasing about 3 P.M.
about 6 inches falling.
  C. [Caroline] & I walked to Mt. Auburn at 9 A.M.
Spent day in Museum working on
letters & copying notes. Examined series
of Greater Yellow-legs sent by Dr. Bishop
for comparison with my T. m. frazari [Totanus melanoleucus frazari] &
wrote him at length about them.
  No birds, no callers. Attended meeting
of N.E. Bot. Club [New England Botanical Club] at 8 P.M.
Wea.[Weather]  Saturday 6 [December 6, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
10 [degrees]
18 [degrees]
Clear & cold with light W. [West] wind.              
Good sleighing.                                                 
  Went in town at 10.30 A.M. to attend
Annual meeting Rod & Gun Club at
Mr. Thirwall's office. Only six present.
Called at 35 Congress St. & saw Estabrook.
  Returned to Cambridge at 2 P.M. & lunched
at Dunster St. restaurant.
  At 4.30 P.M. C. [Caroline] & I drove in to the
Saml. Cabots to attend "coming out" receptions
for Mary & Helen Almy. A great crush there.
  Miss Howard, Miss Winsor & E.R.S. dined 
with us at 7 P.M.
Wea. [Weather] Sun. [Sunday] Dec. 7, 1902 [December 7, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
8 [degrees]
28 [degrees]
  Cloudy with snow storm from 10 A.M.                               
to 3 P.M. about four inches falling                                 
  To St. John's church with C. [Caroline] at 8.30. After
service we walked around the Common.
On way back saw 2 Chickadees, 2 Kinglets & a 
creeper on Craigie St. & 1 Chickadee on Berkeley St.
  Roland Hayward dined & spent afternoon.
Wea. [Weather]  Monday 8 [December 8, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
20 [degrees]
30 [degrees]
Partly cloudy with violent N.W. [northwest] wind;        
a cheerless, harsh day.                                                 
  Spent A.M. copying notes from C.R.
Lamb's journal covering the period of his
activity as a collector, 1881-1885.
It contains much of local interest & value.
C. [Caroline] & I walked to Mt. Auburn just after
dinner. Heard Chickadees & Kinglets at the
Gray place. On returning found 2 Chickadees,
2 Kinglets & a Creeper in the Garden.
Mrs. Jack Elliot, Harold Bowditch &
Howard Turner called in P.M. 