Cambridge.
Ther. [Thermometer] WED. [Wednesday] APRIL 28, 1909 Wea. [Weather]
Clear.
  Clear & cool with chill E. [east] wind.
A Brown Creeper in elm in driveway,
a Hermit Thrush, 2 Robins (one with
white bands on wing) a Yellow Palm
Warbler, a Chippy [Chipping Sparrow] [in full song] & a pair of
Bronzed Grackles, in the Garden.
Bloodroot, hepaticas, Claytonia, Dutchman's-
breeches, Trilliums, [?], a few violets
the little yellow flower. Forsythia
& [?] in bloom in garden.
Horse Chestnut buds just bursting open.
Early Spirea & Jap. barberry [Japanese barberry] grown with
 [?] [?]. No trees in foliage as yet.
Spent day in Museum writing
letters & paying bills. Purdie with
me most of forenoon.  We Dine
at Jackson's 7-10.30 P.M. All present
except Chadbourne. Fine time.
Ada Brewster died at Andover about 6 P.M.
Cambridge
Ther. [Thermometer] THURS. APRIL 29, 1909 [Thursday, April 29, 1909] Wea. [Weather]
Clear
Clear & cold with chill E. [east] wind.
A Ruby-crown Kinglet [Ruby-crowned Kinglet] [in full song], 2 Hermits,
(1 [in weak song]) a Yellow-rump Warbler [Yellow-rumped Warbler], a 
Peabody-bird, a Chippy [Chipping Sparrow], 2 Robins, 
a Crow and a Downy Woodpecker seen
in Garden. Pine Linnet [pine siskin] heard there.
Purdie saw about 50 Barn Swallows
flying over Fresh Pond & a large flock
of Yellow-rumps [Yellow-rumped warblers] on its shores.
  Spent forenoon in Museum writing
letters. About 9 A.M. Mackintire called.
An hour later he telephoned that  Ada,
J. L. Brewster's wife, died at Andover
about 6 last evening. I telephoned there
at once & had long talk with Will [?]
Brewster - To Mus. Comp. Zoology [Museum of Comparative Zoology] at
3.30 to meeting visiting Committee. Dr. Ger.
Warren [Chairman?] [Gus Hemming?] [Dudley 
Pickman?], [Balch?]. Also [Henshaw?]
& Mr. Agassiz.  Got home at 6.30.