Cambridge
Ther. [Thermometer]   SAT. NOV. 4, 1911 [Saturday, November 4, 1911]  Wea. [Weather]
24 [24 degrees]       Fine
Clear & cold with light westerly wind.
Spent day in Museum working on 
Memorial of Henry Purdie. Wrote three
pp. [three pages] of opening part relating to his early 
life in Asia Minor. This based largely on
matter furnished by Alfred which I am
rewriiting. James arrived from Concord
in forenoon with 8 bbls. [barrels] of apples.
Will & Alice Stone dined with me at 
7 & spent evening. C.[Caroline], unfortunately,
could not be with us as she was utterly
tired out & with a headache. As the 
Stones & I were about to enter Museum at 8
P.M. a Screech Owl started from vines over
the door & flew into the [?][?], by gate.
We saw it plainly in light of [?] moon.
Lots of birds in Garden to-day. 1 Robin,
2. Hermits [hermit thrushes], Golden crest Kinglet [golden-crowned kinglet] (heard), 1
Black-poll (a very bright greenish & yellowish bird)
1 Junco, 3 White-throats [white-throated sparrows], 1 Downy [downy woodpecker] [female]
and 4 Blue Jays the last together in the
lilacs & very tame. There was also
a dozen or more House Sparrows.
Cambridge
Water fowl in Fresh Pond
Ther. [Thermometer] SUN. NOV. 5, 1911 [Sunday, November 5,1911] Wea. [Weather]
H.W. Henshaw departs     Fine
Clear, calm, mild. A rarely perfect day.
To St. John's with C. at 10.40. After sermon
walked up with Dick Dana & into his house 
where we talked for half an hour. Miss Allyn & 
Miss Swazey dined with C. & me at 1.30. At 2
John Baker telephoned there were lots of
water fowl in Fresh Pond. I agreed to visit
him there at 3. From the fountain we walked
first around to Bright's Nook. Flock of 30 plus [30-plus] Red wings
there one male singing at frequent intervals & [finely?] well.
About 40 Black Ducks in sight some very near
shore. Away there was a fine old male Bald pate
With their feathers out were a male Scamp & a very
white bird that looked like a cock Old [?]
but no larger than a Baffle head. Which of them
it was we could not decide. Returning we next
went to Cambridge Nook. It was alive with
birds rather scattered. There were about a dozen
Black Ducks, almost as many Scamps, 3 female
Bald Pates & 1 Coot [(?)] One of the Scamps,
a female was very small & I think the lesser
All the others were, I am quite sure, Greater
Scamps, most of them females or young males.
They were diving about 200 yards from us.
The Bald Pates swam about very prettily with
necks stretched up & tails raised, feeding. They 
carried themselves much like Wood Ducks.
There were no Gulls in the Pond to-day.
Near the Engine House we saw a small flock
of Rusty Grackles & a Sparrow Hawk.
Henry Henshaw came soon after I got back.
We went in town at 5.30 & dined at 
Athletic Club. I saw him off on his train
for Washington from Back Bay at 8.04