Return of Winter Cambridge
Ther [Thermometer] Saturday, Mar. 29, 1919 [March 29, 1919] Wea [Weather]
20 [degrees], 25 [degrees] Stormy
The N.W. [northwest] wind blew a full
gale through last night & very
heavily all of to day. Ground
snow covered to depth of
inch or so at daybreak.
Air filled with driving snow
flakes thro most of day.
Coldest day of entire month.
  Garden birds. 3 Robins, a
Chickadee, a Song Sparrow,
4 Fox Sparrows, about 20
House Sparrows, a Jay,
a small [male] Hairy [Hairy Woodpecker], 2 [females]
Downies [Downy Woodpecker] (one making a low,
prolonged Kingfisher-like
rattle as it sailed past me
on set wings), 15+ Bronzed 
Grackles carrying away crusts
of bread from poultry yard.
  Spent most of forenoon in bed,
& afternoon in Museum.
Dr. Edwin Locke came with
Dr. Stevens at 4.30 P.M. to
look me over professionally
I liked him thoroughly.

The Ryans moved to October Farm to-day.

Cambridge
Ther [Thermometer] Sunday, Mar. 30, 1919 [March 30, 1919] Wea [Weather]
Garden full of birds. Stormy
Cloudy & intensely chilly
but snow on ground melting
fast. Calm air filled with 
flights of snowflakes
drifting hither & thither.
Altogether a dismal winterish day.
  Garden birds - lots of them.
2 Robins, a Chickadee [in full song] & a 
White-br. Nuthatch [White-breasted Nuthatch] (in catalpa)
a Song Sparrow, 8 Fox Sp. [Fox Sparrow]
(one singing a little), about
 20 House Sp. [House Sparrow] a Jay, 22
Crow Blackbirds (counted
accurately) a pair of Hairy
Woodpeckers (both very big
ones), ditto of Downies [Downy Woodpecker]
(all fine birds seen near
together close to Museum).
2 Crows in Jungle.
  Rose at 11.30 George Deane
called on me at 3 P.M. & 
Harry Spelman at 8. I
called on Almays (6-7 P.M.)