whole I saw fewer birds than I had
expected considering the perfection of the
weather.
  In the afternoon the Doctor & I went
to the camp & made the circuit of the
birch woods. In some larches found a flock
of 5 Chickadees feeding busily. Heard Grosbeaks
& saw two or three [?] ones.
  In the Grover Hill woods found several
fresh trails of a Porcupine and another singular
track which I did not recognize. Saw only one
trail of a Red Squirrel. They seem to be
very scarce this season. 
Bethel, Maine. March 18, 1904
Ther. [Thermometer] 14 [degrees] min. [minimum] 32 [degrees] max. [maximum]
  Cloudy snowing fitfully in A.M. 
Steadily in P.M., about 4 inches falling by
nightfall. Wind S. [South] at first, afterwards N.E. [Northeast]
  Off alone all the forenoon (8.30 - 12). Went
up the Wood Road to Goodwin's camp where I 
roamed about for an hour or more through the
beautiful hard-wood growth admiring & comparing the
different trees. Also spent some time in the wood chopper's 
shanty talking with its owner. Returned via the Glen
where I gathered a bag-full of balsam tips for pillows.
  During the entire forenoon I noted only a single