Cambridge
Ther [Thermometer] Thursday, Mar. [March] 13, 1919 Wea [Weather]
25 [degrees] min. [minimum] Fair
Partly sunny, partly cloudy
with fresh N.E. [Northeast] wind. Coldest
day for a week or more past.
  Garden birds. About 30 H. Sparrows [House Sparrows]
3 Crows in lindens, a Downy [Downy Woodpecker]
& 2 [males] Bronzed Grackles in lilacs,
large [female] Hairy W. [Hairy Woodpecker] at suet in
catalpa. 
  Dr. Stevens & his son Horace
called at 10 A.M. to report results
of Dr. Minor's examination of my
teeth. His x-ray photographs
show serious infection at bases
of both anchor teeth of bridge
in upper left hand jaw. This
bridge must be removed the
doctors think. Of course it is
my very best one. The elder Dr.
Stevens started for Porto Rico via
New York, this afternoon. 
  I spent most of day writing
letters & cheques for bills.
C. [Caroline Brewster] kept to house all day but
went with me to visit chickens.

Cambridge
Ther [Thermometer] Friday, Mar. 14, 1919 [March 14, 1919] Wea [Weather]
12 [degrees], 26 [degrees] Fair
Partly sunny but mostly thin
cloudy. Coldest day for weeks
albeit nearly windless.
  Garden birds. A silent Song Sparrow
rambling about flower beds under my
Museum window; 30+ House Sparrows,
gathered about poultry yard; 2 [males]
Bronzed Grackles in lilacs; 3
Blue Jays silent & sluggish,
sunning themselves in lilacs &
Parkman apple tree; 2 Crows
in Jungle; 2 Hairy Woodpeckers
(a small [male] with pale red nape &
a big [female]) and 2 ([male and female]) Downies [Downy Woodpeckers],
visiting suet in catalpa & also
digging holes in various tree
trunks, spending all day about
the place. Despite all this
bird life I heard no spring
voices besides those of the Grackles.
  Spent most of day in
Museum writing letters & cheques 
for bills. C. [Caroline Brewster] went in to see Dr. Cheeney
& returned with bad headache.