Cambridge.
Ther. [Thermometer] Mon. [Monday] Dec. 4, 1911 [December 4, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
Fair
Cloudy & very chilly with every
sign of impending snow which
did not come, however.
  Spent entire day working in
Museum on Flight of Gulls article
for Auk, making fair progress with it.
C. [Caroline Brewster] was confined to her room by a
cold or rather she came down only
to dine with me at 7, Mrs Almy
being with me at luncheon.
  Gilbert went in town in P.M. to
confer with Almy & Spelman about
a sherif's [sheriff's] summons relating to Pat F. [Pat Flannery]
that I reviewed on Saturday.
  The Nuttall Club met in Museum
this evening. It was the Annual
Election of officers. We had a large
attendance. I read the unfinished
M.S. [manuscript] of my Gull paper. It provoked
spirited discussion. Bent supported
[margin]my conclusions in the main, Townsend & F.H. Allen disputed them.[/margin]

Cambridge.
Ther. [Thermometer] Tues. [Tuesday] Dec. 5, 1911 [December 5, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
10 [degrees] Fine
Clear, calm, cold.
  Spent day in Museum
working on "Flight of Gulls" doing
poorly at it in forenoon, rather
well in afternoon. Winthrop S. Brooks
of Milton, a friend of Raymond Emerson's,
called at 2 P.M. to look at my series of
King Eiders for Mass. [Massachusetts] records which he
will assemble & publish. I liked him.
Batchy [Charles Foster Batchelder] came at 3 & we had a
good talk. Gilbert went to Concord
to hunt up Pat Flannery about the
matter of his debt. He found him at
Ball's Hill & got but little satisfaction.
He found the river skimmed over at
Bensen's Knoll. No birds of any kind
were seen by him all day. Nor
did I note any in our Garden.
  C. [Caroline Brewster] read to me after dinner. At 8.30 I
went to the Deane's on Sparks St. [Street] to
see Charlie with whom I spent an hour
& had a good talk. Mary & Lizzy there.