Cambridge.
Ther [Thermometer] TUES. DEC.2, 1913 [Tuesday, December 2, 1913] Wea [Weather]
Dull.
Cloudy, chilly, calm. No frost.
Grass as green as ever.
Standing in the Garden at the
edge of the Jungle where it impinges
on the lilacs near where our old
barn once stood I had close about 
me, about 9 A.M. an attractive
little gathering of birds consisting of
5 Chickadees, a [male] Hairy [Hairy Woodpecker] & [female] Downy
Woodpecker & a handsome Flicker. The 
Hairy & the Downy were together over
in an apple tree, the former bird looking
there twice the size of the latter although
before they could then be confused no
such difference was noted. Shortly after 
this the Hairy flew down into the lilacs 
& explored the stem for larvae of the
Leopard Moth I suspect. While this was 
happening a [?] or [?] Gulls flew over.
Later a Blue Jay was heard screaming.
  Spent day in Museum working up
the Concord notes. E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] read from
Dickens ["]Cricket on the Hearth["] this evening.
Cambridge.
Ther [Thermometer] WED. DEC.3, 1913 [Wednesday, December 3, 1913] Wea [Weather]
Motor trip to Waltham & Belmont        Fine
Clear & cool with high N.W. [northwest] wind.
A solitary Chickadee & a few
House Sparrows in the Garden.
 Spent forenoon in Museum
working on a letter to "The Ibis"
in reply to Ogilvie-Grant's notes
in April (1913) number. It gave
me much trouble & is not yet finished.
At 2.15 P.M. C. [Caroline], Mrs. Stone & I
started for a motor ride with
Gilbert [Robert Alexander Gilbert]. We went up through
Waverley thence to Lyman Place &
across to Trapelo Road, back via
Belmont & Fresh Pond. The
country was everywhere attractive
with cattle grazing in grass lands as
vividly green as in September & not
the shallowest pool frozen over. We
saw absolutely no birds except
House Sparrows & a few Gulls in 
Fresh Pond - rough with white capped waves -