Cambridge
Ther. [Thermometer] MON.[Monday] FEB. 1, 1909 [February 1, 1909] Wea. [Weather]
2 [degrees]; 14 [degrees] 
Clear & cold with fresh W. [West] wind.
  Spent day in Museum
working on Golden-eye article
and putting the final touches
to it before sunset - when
I took up the Black Duck
article begun a month or more
ago. Batchelder called at
12.30 to borrow some specimens
for his talk at the Nuttall Club
this evening on the Dryobates
villosus group. It was very
interesting. I read my Otter
article by special permission of
the Club. It seemed to be well
received. There were ten or twelve
members present.
  Heard one or more Chickadees in
the Garden this morning.

Cambridge.
Ther. [Thermometer] TUES. [Tuesday] FEB. 2, 1909 [February 2, 1909] Wea. [Weather]
2 [degrees] - 30 [degrees]
Clear with light W. [West] wind.
Early morning cold, moderating later.
  Spent day in Museum 
working on Black Duck article.
Sent Otter article to Science &
Flicker article to Bird Lore.
Batchelder called about noon
to measure my Ponkapog Otter.
It is 58 inches in length as
mounted. B. considers it an
exceptionally large specimen.
Mrs. Howland was taken with 
pneumonia on Sunday. She is 
very ill & we fear hopelessly so,
tonight. E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] went down at
9 P.M. to stay until to-morrow,
I accompanying her.
A Chickadee giving phoebee call &
Redpolls calling overhead, in Garden 9 A.M.