Cambridge
Ther. [Thermometer] Thurs. [Thursday] Jan. 12, 1911 [January 12, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
42 [degrees] max. [maximum]  Dull.
Cloudy & mild. Heavy rain last
night.
  Spent day in Museum composing
fresh matter for the Pine Point
chapter. It went well. I have
been writing about nocturnal sounds
these past few days. C. [Caroline Brewster] & E. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] & I
lunched together but C. did not
appear at dinner because of a touch
of rheumatism. E. read an Irish
story to me in the hall this eve [evening].
  George did not turn up to-day.
Gilbert went to his house this 
morning finding him in bed. He
said he had been there since 3.30
P.M. yesterday!
  In the Garden, all at one time (2 P.M.)
3 Chickadees, 2 White bellied
Nuthatches, 2 Crows.

Cambridge
Ther. [Thermometer] Fri. [Friday] Jan. 13, 1911 [January 13, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
Stormy
Dark lowering sky & fine drizzling 
rain combined to make a dreary
day, mild but rather chilly.
  I passed it in Museum working
on my accustomed task. C. [Caroline]
type wrote although I fear she
should not have done it for was
very tired after it and had to
miss going to her Bee which met
at the Peabodys'
  Henry Purdie came out to dine
with us at 7. We spent the
evening in the Museum. I read.
my Pine Point chapter to him &
he seemed to like it.
  Tom Clark came up in the
afternoon to talk about the circular.
I wrote it after he had gone.
Not a single bird noted to-day.