Cambridge.
Ther. [Thermometer] TUES. NOV. 8, 1910 [Tuesday, November 8, 1910] Wea. [Weather]
Dull.
Cloudy & chilly with light N. [north] wind.
  Voted straight Republican ticket at
9.15 A.M. Went from polls to old
Nichols house to see Charley Lamb & his
birds. He has a small but very select
collection chiefly of waders & water
fowl. He gave me an ad. [adult] [male] Lapland
Longspur taken in spring at Chatham.
I saw his Bittern with skin made
to show the white ruffs.
  Got home at 11.30. Spent rest of
day writing letters & working on M.S. [manuscript].
Henry H [Henry Henshaw] played golf all forenoon at
Oakley with Billy Stone. At 5
P.M. Henry & I went to Boston where
we dined (a la carte) at Athletic Club
at 6.30. Big crowd there for election
returns. Henry took 8.04 Federal Ex. [Federal Express] for
Washington. After seeing him off I
returned to Club for an hours read &
thence home at 10 P.M.
Cambridge - Boston
Ther. [Thermometer] WED. NOV. 9, 1910 [Wednesday, November 9, 1910] Wea. [Weather]
Fine.
Clear & cool with high N.W. [northwest] wind.
  Spent forenoon in Museum writing
letters & working a little on M.S. [manuscript].
  Gilbert [Robert Alexander Gilbert] went to Concord to supervise
the cleaning of well on Ritchie place.
Edward Motley is anxious to have the 
water analyzed at once. If it proves
satisfactory the family will take the lands
at my terms ie [i.e.] the 90 acres at $10000.
This he said to me by telephone on Monday.
  I went to Boston after lunch to attend
meeting [of] Audubon Directors. They turned out
in force. Allen, Bigelow, Field, Forbush,
Robbins, Mrs. Robbins, Mrs. Cobb, Mrs. Baker,
Mrs. Elliot, Mrs Henessey & Miss Kimball.
Mrs. Boyd of Dedham came by invitation
to be inspected & questioned as to her fitness
to undertake some extra work. It was 
voted  to take her on trial up to Jan. 15 [January 15, 1910].
I went to [?] at 5 to see some remarkable
water colors of birds etc. C. [Caroline Brewster] read aloud to
me this evening.