Cambridge - Boston. Cambridge.
Wea. [Weather] Fri. [Friday] Nov. 6, 1908 [November 6, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
Cloudy & cool with strong, harsh N.W. [northwest] wind.
Spent day in Museum writing letters
& arranging books. The only native birds
noted in Garden were a Chickadee, a
Junco & a White throated Sparrow
  Patsey & four men cleaning up about 
garden, getting out plank walks, 
plank covering for ponds etc.
  C. [Caroline Brewster] had her Bee at the house in
afternoon & evening so I went to Boston
at 4 P.M. Spent an hour at Athletic Club
dined with Will & Alice Stone at 6.30 &
came out home 9.30.

Wea. [Weather] Saturday 7 [November 7, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
Clear & cool with fresh N.W. [northwest] wind.
Spent much of day in Garden
where Patsey & 4 men worked cutting
down trees, clearing up rubbish, etc.
When they cut off a large hollow branch
of an old apple tree by the back gate a
gray Screech Owl flew from it.
Four Goldfinches were feeding for hours
in the birches & a flock of 8 flew overhead.
Saw a Hermit, a White throat, a Junco
a Creeper, a Robin & a Chickadee in garden
Dr. Wm. Simmons lunched with Lizzy & me.
To Brattle Hall at 8 P.M. to see 3 plays given in aid
Geo. Jr. Rep. [George Junior Republic] Very good. Sat with E.R.S. [Elizabeth Simmons], Miss Allyn, Mrs. Cobb
[margin]Lizzy Fuller & Miss Eastwood the
Cala [Californian] botanist when I first met her. [/margin]

Cambridge - Boston - Cambridge.
Wea. [Weather] Sun. [Sunday] Nov. 8, 1908 [November 8, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
Cloudy, calm, mild; light rain in A.M.
Spent forenoon in Museum writing letters.
Dined at Mrs. Thayers' with E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons], Miss
Johnson, Mrs. Howland & a young Mr. Amos.
Returned to Museum at 2.30 & wrote for
2 hours more. Hermit Thrush in Garden, a
Crow & two Gulls flying over it. Saw nothing
else there to-day.
  To Boston at 4.30. Met C. [Caroline] at the
Stone's Studio. After that we dined at
Lenox. After escorting C. [Caroline] back to the Mayflower
Club I returned to Cambridge at 9 P.M. 

Wea. [Weather] Monday 9 [November 9, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
Cloudy, calm, very mild.
  Spent day in Museum arranging books
& in Garden where Patsey & four me
& Pierce & 3 men were at work.
Saw a Hermit Thrush, a White throated
Sparrow & four goldfinches (eating seeds
of black birches. Heard a Golden-crested
Kinglet. Mrs. Almy lunched with
me at 1. The Nuttall Club met
in the Museum this evening for the
first time this year. About 20 members
present. Paper on House Sparrows by Townsend.