Cambridge
Ther. [Thermometer] Sat. [Saturday] Dec. 30, 1911 [December 30, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
18 [degrees] Fine.
Clear & cold with moderate
N.W. [Northwest] wind.
  In the Garden I saw 2 Downy 
Woodpeckers, both [female], together on same tree,
2 [female] Flickers eating Parkman apples &
afterwards basking in the sun together in
a pear tree and one Crow. Heard a Jay.
Looked in vain for the Fox Sparrow.
He certainly was not here to-day.
  Most of my forenoon had to be 
given to writing cheques for bills
and signing the quarterly Estate
cheques besides writing a few letters.
  In afternoon I went over my
series or Ardea wurdemanni and
arranged with Gilbert to box the
14 skins & send them to Oberholser.
Had lunch in Museum, breakfast &
dinner at Mrs. Scudder's.

Cambridge
Ther. [Thermometer] Sun. [Sunday] Dec. 31, 1911 [December 31, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
First snow storm. Stormy.
Snow covered the ground to the
depth of an inch at 7 A.M. By noon
it had increased to about 3 inches.
After that fine sleety rain fell until dark.
  In the Garden I saw 2 [females]
Flickers eating Parkman apples and
4 Golden crested Kinglets together in
the lilacs. Heard Jays screaming & a
Chickadee calling.
  Spent most of day in Museum
writing index notes on the margins
of my journal sheets for 1911.
Had breakfast & luncheon at Mrs.
Scudders. Charles Cushman at latter
meal. C. [Caroline Brewster] returned to our house at
4.30 P.M. The Melvins came out
at 6.40 to supper. They stayed 
until 10. Jim and I had a good
talk & smoke. So ends the year.