Cambridge
Ther [Thermometer] Sunday, Nov. 28, 1915 [November 28, 1915] Wea [Weather]
Fine
  Clear, calm, mild. Heavy hoar frost
whitening everything in early morning.
  In Garden: Hermit Thrush (perched on
low branch of linden just under my
window at 8 A.M.) Chickadee (heard)
Golden-crest [Golden-crested Wren] (heard), White throat [White-throated Sparrow] 3 [in a flock],
House Sparrow (sev [several]), Crow (2 perched on
Jungle), Flicker 2 [in a flock], Downy [Downy Woodpecker] (heard).
  Spent most of day in Museum
writing letters. Had intended to
meet C. [Caroline Brewster] at St. Pauls church but
felt too tired & otherwise "out of kilter"
to make the trip. We had another
Concord farm turkey for dinner &
as guests Mrs. Cobb, Lizzy Fuller,
Alice Allyn & Constance Williston.
  Harry Spelman called at 8 P.M.
to get data for drawing a deed
to the land at Concord that I
have bought recently of
John Lawrence.

Cambridge
Ther [Thermometer] Monday, Nov. 29, 1915 [November 29, 1915] Wea [Weather]
Baltimore Oriole reappears Stormy
  Dark cloudy with light easterly wind and rather
heavy rain. Clouds breaking away & sun shining briefly late P.M.
  In Garden: Chickadee (heard), Gold crest [Golden-crested Wren] ([heard]),
3 White-throated [White-throated Sparrow] & 5 or 6 House Sparrows, Crow &
Downy W. [Downy Woodpecker] seen on wing. Her. Gull [Herring Gull] high overhead.
As I was standing on Museum steps about 4 P.M. 
a Baltimore Oriole, no doubt the same as that 
noted on 8th & 19th [?], alighted in paper birch
some ten yards off and remained there, in company
with 2 House Sparrows, at least 5 minutes, thrusting
its sharp-pointed bill into the birch cones and
apparently extracting & eating their seeds. Thus
engaged much after the manner of such Fringillidae
as Goldfinches, Redpolls & Juncos, it dealt with cone
after cone to the number of a dozen or more all told.
After viewing it long & critically through my glass
I went at once to my series of Oriole skins &
found among them several young [females] in autumnal 
plumage (shot in Aug. [August] or Sept. [September]) which evidently
matched this bird very closely. It was indeed, quite,
obviously of that age & sex - a normally colored specimen
& one in smooth, neat dress seeming, moreover, in
perfect health & full vigor. As on the two former
occasions it uttered no note of any kind & presently
disappeared when I was looking elsewhere.
  To Dr. Andrews at 11 A.M. He worked on
my teeth until 12.30. Spent remainder of day
in Museum writing letters etc.