Cambridge
Ther [Thermometer] Monday, Nov. 8, 1915 [November 8, 1915] Wea [Weather]
Glorious
Perfect late autumnal day, windless with
clear, soft sunlight and dry, bracing
air.
  The Garden teeming with interesting
birds among them a Baltimore Oriole
juv. [female juvenile] which alighted in a leafless hawthorn
by pond front of Museum & remained there at
least two minutes, about 11 A.M., while I
stood scarce twenty feet away watching her.
She was rather dull colored, even for a bird of
her age & sex, but had some rich orange browns
on breast. There were also a Brown Creeper,
a Gold-crest, 2 Chickadees, a White br.
Nuthatch [White-breasted Nuthatch] (heard), a Winter Wren ticking,
& flitting about close to Museum & house in
dense shrubbery, 3 Juncos, 5 White throats [White-throated Sparrow],
a Jay, a Flicker, 2 Goldfinches & Crows
cawing not far off.
  Worked in Garden all day, thinning
shrubbery along paths, planting bulbs etc.
Let out Fantails brought from Concord, 3 of
them flew to house roof & would not return
to dove cot. They settled for night on roof of 
our house.
[margin]To Harvard Square at 4 P.M. for hair cut.
Motored down & walked home.[/margin]

Cambridge
Ther [Thermometer] Tuesday, Nov. 9, 1915 [November 9, 1915] Wea [Weather]
Fine
Sunny and mild with brisk S.W. [southwest]
wind. Clouds gathering at sunset.
  In Garden: Chickadees (heard), Gold crest,
3 White-throats [White-throated Sparrow], Goldfinch (heard), a Jay
a Flicker, 3 Gulls (high in air).
  Spent most of day in Museum
writing letters & cheques for bills.
To Harvard Square at 2 P.M. because
of a broken molar the fractured
portion of which was removed by 
Dr. Andrews. Also called at Brecks
and bought some hardware for Farm.
Mr. Darling called in forenoon to 
consult with me as to Mrs. Putnam's
house. She cannot afford to pay the
full rent now that her husband is
gone. I advised reducing the rent to
$800 (from $1300) for the last year of
her lease beginning on May 1, next.
Darling approved of this.
Clark & Mills sent two men to see about
new wiring. I played Victrola for 
two hours this evening.