Cambridge
Ther [Thermometer] Tuesday, Jan. 14, 1919 [January 14, 1919] Wea [Weather]
32 [degrees] 36 [degrees] Dull
Thin to dark cloudy, calm, mild
snow & ice melting freely.
  Garden birds. A Chickadee,
Northern Shrike, 2 House Sparrows,
2 Crows, 2 Starlings (in Parkman apple)
  The Shrike was perched at noon
high in the Catalpa tree in front of
Mus. [Museum] where I watched him ten or
twelve minutes. All the while he
sang almost ceaselessly, employing
mostly unmusical notes, some very 
like the mew of a Catbird. He seemed
to be also watching keenly for prey
yet apparently failed to notice a
Chickadee in vines over the Museum
gate. The latter bird was obviously
nervous & excited. It kept uttering
its call notes & flitted restlessly to
& fro.
My forenoon spent in Museum
C. [Caroline Brewster] came up at noon & stayed 
until 8 P.M. Dr. Stevens called
at 3.45 & Judge Abbott at 4 P.M.
E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] read aloud to me after supper.

Cambridge.
Ther [Thermometer] Wednesday, Jan. 15, 1919 [January 15, 1919] Wea [Weather]
32 [degrees] Fine
Mostly sunny. Very mild with
light westerly wind. Snow & ice
melting fast & almost wholly
gone from streets & lawns by night.
  Garden birds. 2 Chickadees, a
Northern Shrike, a Starling, 2 Hairy
Woodpeckers ([male] & [female])
  The Shrike, a small dull-colored one,
apparently female, appeared about 3 P.M. in
Catalpa by Museum. Evidently hungry
& in eager quest of prey it first flew
at the [female] Hairy [Hairy Woodpecker] who, however, faced it
with leveled bill & half-spread wings.
Next it undertook to capture a Chickadee
but failed to do so although following it
about for many minutes through lilac
thicket so dense that neither bird could
do more than hop or flit a yard or less
from twig to twig. Sometimes the Shrike
got within 3 ft. of the Chickadee but
never nearer. The Chickadee kept up
a constant succession of chickadee
calls but otherwise seemed merely
excited & prudently alert rather than
panic stricken. After giving up
pursuit of it the Shrike dashed off
at meteoric speed to a Starling
feeding in Parkman apple tree.
  Spent most of day in Museum
writing letters. Walked up Brattle
St. nearly to Elmwood at noon.