Cambridge.
Ther [Thermometer] Wednesday, Feb. 17, 1915 [February 17, 1915] Wea [Weather] 
Fine.
Sunny but hazy. Calm & mild.
  In Garden: A Chickadee, a 
Downy [Downy Woodpecker], a Flicker, 2 Jays and
a few House Sparrows.
  Wrestled all day long with 
the introductory part of
Nighthawk story, advancing it
by no more than a single
page which, however, completes
the entire article, I believe,
although some afterthought
may have to be added later
and more or less revision 
is inevitable. Thus far C. [Caroline Brewster]
had typed over seventy full
pages written by me this
winter, an average of about
one daily - including Sundays.
  Miss Swazy lunched with us.
We had the usual Victrola
concert in the evening.

Cambridge.
Ther [Thermometer] Thursday, Feb. 18, 1915 [February 18, 1915] Wea [Weather]
18 [degrees], 28 [degrees] Fine.
Brilliantly clear & rather cold 
with light northerly wind.
  In garden: two Jays, two Flickers,
a Crow (heard) & several House
Sparrows.
  C. [Caroline Brewster] type copied all the remaining 
M.S. of Nighthawk story and
also three pages relating to the
Chimney Swift which I wrote
before luncheon. Added almost
two more pages before night although
pleasingly interrupted by a 
call from Smith Dexter [Smith Owen Dexter] who
stayed about an hour.
  John E. & Mrs. Thayer arrived 
at 7 (exactly on the minute) 
to dine with us. They proved
to be Victrola lovers so I
kept the records going most
of the time up to 10 o'clock
when they departed.