Cambridge.
Wea. [Weather] Mon. [Monday] Dec.[December] 28, 1908 Ther. [Thermometer]
Clear, calm, mild, the ground frozen
at morning & evening but muddy through
the day.
  Spent forenoon in Museum working on
an article (begun a year ago) about
Flicker's eggs found on ground at W. [West] Yarmouth.
  To Mus. Comp. Zool. [Museum of Comparative Zoology] at 2 P.M. Saw
Faxon, Henshaw & Woodworth; also 
Mr. Agassiz who is to sail for Europe
on Friday. Got the skin of the big 
Skua shot in Nova Scotia & left by Farley
with [?Frazer]. saw Barrow's Golden eye [male] ad. [adult]
shot on Dec. [December 11 at Eastham by Matt Lowe - it 
was restored by [?Frazer]. 

Wea. [Weather] Tuesday 29 [December 29 1908] Thermometer]
Clear, calm, mild, a duplicate [of]
yesterday in every respect.
Spent day in Museum working
on the article about Flicker's eggs
and finishing it, I rejoice to say.
Writing comes a little easier with
practice I find but not much.
It is at times hard enough for me .
Miss Ellison (now in her ninetieth
year) and Minna Kettell lunched
with us. Mrs. Bruce who has just
taken the Nielson house called at Museum
to get the key etc in late P.M.
[margin][circled]2[/circled] Golden-crest Kinglets in
garden cawing early evening.[/margin]

Cambridge.
Wea. [Weather] Wed. [Wednesday] Dec.[December] 30, 1908 Ther. [Thermometer]
Cloudy calm, mild but chilly.
  A Flicker, 2 Crows and 2 
Chickadees in Garden.
  Spent day in Museum working
on some notes for my talk at
Botanic Club ob Friday evening next.
Several interruptions by callers. Walter
came in forenoon, Mrs. Bruce, Mr.
Neilson & Mr. Palmer in afternoon.
Palmer brought me a lot of notes
on birds seen by him in Cambridge.
A Grey Squirrel entered the Museum by the
front door to-day, begging for food. I gave
him several chestnuts but he did not like them. 

Wea. [Weather] Thursday 31 [December 31 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
Clear & cooler with fresh W. [West] wind.
  Spent day in Museum working
on the notes for my talk at
Botanic club to-morrow night.
Made out lists of indigenous plants I
have introduced or tried to introduce
there. Also wrote out a few pages
to serve as M.S. [manuscript] for the beginning &
ending of what I am to-day.
No callers, no birds seen in Garden.
Heavy rain last night has taken
off nearly all the snow.