it soon left there and wandered off out
of sight and moving into some dense white
pine woods calling chit, che-chit or chit, che- dee,
dee at short intervals. As it flew across an
opening I noticed that it looked much shorter
& thicker set than a common Chickadee. The
latter has a longer tail, I believe.
Bethel, Maine. March 13 1904
Ther. [Thermometer] 14 [degrees] Min. [Minimum] 28 [degrees] Max. [Maximum]
  Clear with harsh N.W. [northwest] wind.
  Off for 3 hours (9.30 - 12.30) in A.M. with Dr. Gehring.
We started up through the fields, crossed to the Wood Road,
took it western fork & followed this to the
wood chopping camp and beyond this proceeded (on
snow shoes) through a wood road constantly ascending, to
the old farm on Peter Grover Hill. Here we had a superb view
but the cold wind soon drove us back to the shelter of the woods.
  We returned via the Glen Woods & Balsam Trails.
The snow- shoeing is now fine everywhere & in the fields one
can walk without snow shoes on the crust in most