Cambridge.
Wea. [Weather] THUR. [Thursday] JAN. [January] 11, 1900 Ther. [Thermometer]
 Cloudless morning, threatening afternoon
with 2 inches of sleety snow followed by heavy
rain at night.
  14 [degrees] - 8 A.M.
  25 [degrees] - 1 P.M.
  Parus atricapillus 1 suet at Museum.
  Dryobates pubescens 1 " [suet] in elm
  Spent day in Museum, writing on birds notes
in A.M. making some nesting boxes for
the Pigeons in P.M. To Tremont Theatre
this evening with C., E. R. S. & [?] W. Deane to
see Mrs. Fiske as "Becky Sharpe". She good, the
support poor.
Wea. [Weather] FRIDAY [January] 12 Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy with fine rain in A.M.
  38 [degrees] - 8 A.M.
  36 [degrees] - 8 P.M.
  Parus atricapillus 1 eating suet In our garden
  Certhia f. Americana 1 on crab apple [In our garden]
  Ampelis cedrorum 1 a scout, apparently, 
out spying for berries [In our garden]
  Day spent in Museum writing on the notes
in A.M., at letters in P.M. No callers.
  Received from Manly Hardy for examination a
specimen of Aestelata scalaris labeled "Procellaria scalaris["]
[female] Inlet, New Zealand, '98. It agrees very
closely with my type but has the white edging on the
dorsal feathers less marked & the lores & forehead with
less dusky mottling.
Cambridge.
Wea. [Weather] SAT. [Saturday] JAN. [January] 13, 1900 Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy, "spitting" snow. A raw
disagreeable day.
  26 [degrees] - 7.30 A.M.
  Dryobates pubescens. - one in garden
  Colaptes auratus. - one eating fruit of P. [Parkman's] apple in garden
  Megascops asio. - one wailing in Parker place, Craigie St.
  Spent A.M. working on the bird notes;
Called on Faxon at M. C. Z. in P.M. & discussed
Dwight's plan for an Index of Auk & Bul. N. O. C.
Mr. & Mrs. Emerson & Florence dined with us at 6.30
The Kimball matter settled at last. He leaves
the school & Wolfeboro on or before Jan. 29th & Chadwick
takes his place. 
Wea. [weather] SUNDAY [January] 14 THER. [Thermometer]
  A.M. brilliantly clear, calm. Cloudy in later
P.M. snowing from 6-9 P.M. about 2 inches falling.
22 [degrees] - 8 A.M.
  Colaptes auratus. - one calling ki-re in garden.
  Spent A.M. in Museum writing.
  In P.M. drove with C. [Caroline] through the
new park on the Brighton marshes
& back by way of E. Watertown. No
birds seen. Began Ford's fine novel
"Peter Sterling" in evening E. R. S. reading
it aloud.