Cambridge.
Ther. [Thermometer] WED. [Wednesday] JAN. 20, 1909 [January 20, 1909] Wea. [Weather]
Cloudy, calm, rather warm,
the snow melting a little.
Fine sleighing now.
Spent day in Museum working
on Otter article which is near
completion at last. Willard
of Millis called in afternoon
to discuss forms of Bald Eagle.
He thinks with Bent that our
New England bird is alascensis.
  Miss Allyn with us again at
dinner & through evening when
Mrs. Cobb called bringing a guest
Miss Lee. I walked home with 
them.
  No birds of any kind seen
about the place today - not
even an English Sparrow.

Cambridge.
Ther. [Thermometer] THURS. [Thursday] JAN. 21, 1909 [January 21, 1909] Wea. [Weather]
Sunny, calm, mild.
  Spent entire day in
Museum working on Otter
article. It is now all written
but in need of some further
polishing. No callers today
and no birds excepting
one or two Crows seen
about the place.
Dr. Coolidge very low and
not expected to live through
the coming night. 
  Miss Allyn & E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] went 
to Symphony Concert this evening.
C. [Caroline Brewster] stayed at home and read
two of the Irish stories to me.
We all had tickets for Pres. &
Mrs. Eliot's reception at Harvard
Union at 9 P.M. but did not
go I hardly know why.