Bethel
Ther. [Thermometer] Tues. [Tuesday] April 4, 1911 Wea. [Weather]
Fair
Forenoon sunny; afternoon cloudy
Mild with fresh southerly wind
Walked to village in forenoon.
Also read & wrote. At 3 P.M.
started with Dr. Gehring & Dr. Prudden
on a three mile snow shoe tramp.
We went up the winter logging road
and came back through the Glen Woods.
Visited a big hollow yellow birch in 
which a Porcupine is living. Many of
the smaller trees about had been barked
by him. He did not show himself
nor did we see or hear a bird or
even a Squirrel during the whole walk.
Near the house I saw Crows, Chickadees
Downy & Hairy Woodpeckers & a Red-
shouldered Hawk (soaring over orchard)
Dr. G. showed us a lot of lantern
slides in the evening.

Bethel
Ther. [Thermometer] Wed. [Wednesday] April 5, Wea. [Weather]
Dull.
Cloudy & mild with light E. [east] wind.
About 5 inches of damp snow fell last night.
  Spent forenoon in house reading
most of time. At 3.30 P.M.
started for a walk in the woods
with Dr. Gehring & Dr. Prudden, taking
the trail leading south to Glen woods.
We soon found that the "going" was 
very hard for the damp snow
loaded our snow shoes. The woods
were exceedingly beautiful for every
twig was draped in white. We heard
Golden-crests near the brook &
Chickadees further on & saw recent
work of Pileated Woodpecker. Started about
20 Crows from field below house where
the drain discharges. Saw where they
had been eating frozen apples in many places.
Found depth of snow 2 ft. [feet] in open fields
& village stands & 3 to 4 ft. [feet] everywhere in 
woods. Spent evening in lounge talking.