Cambridge - Boston.
Ther [Thermometer] Saturday, Feb. 21, 1914 [February 21, 1914] Wea [Weather]
10 [degrees], 32 [degrees], 12 [degrees] Fine
Clear, calm, frosty. A perfect
winter day.
  The Brown Thrasher was seen in the
lilacs at 8 A.M. by Percy and flying
into the pines in the Jungle at 5 P.M.,
by Gilbert. As Percy was coming to
tend his furnaces about sunrise he
heard Crows making an uproar in
Hubbard Park & entering it found
them mobbing a Screech Owl which was
perched in a Norway Spruce just across
Brattle Street from our front gate.
I have not seen or heard a House Sparrow
in our grounds for a week but a flock of
30 or more were feeding in horse droppings
this morning in Mt. Auburn Street.
  Spent most of day (11-3.45) in
our Boston office making out Estate
& personal Income Tax returns with
Galloupe. The law is so complex &
ill-expressed that it is hard to understand.
  Home by 4.30. Worked an hour on
Short-eared Owl story before dinner.

Cambridge.
Ther [Thermometer] Sunday, Feb. 22, 1914 [February 22, 1914] Wea [Weather]
2 [degrees], 34 [degrees] Fair
Forenoon sunny; afternoon cloudy.
Fresh S.W. [southwest] wind. Although my
thermometer registered 2 [degrees] at some time
last night it had risen to 32 [degrees] by
9.30 A.M., a very remarkable change.
  Heard Crows cawing at sunrise.
Nothing else seen or heard about the place.
  To St. John's [St. John's Memorial Chapel] at 10.40. Dr. Hodges
preached a good sermon, using no
notes, contrary to his usual custom.
C. [Caroline Brewster] & I walked up together with
Lizzy Fuller & Miss Swasey.
  Alice Allyn & Sally Dearborn dined
with us.
   I wrote letters in Museum at intervals
through day and by 5  P.M. got to
work on Barred Owl story, compiling
a page for it from Umbagog notes.
We sat in the Huggermugger this
evening & E.R.S [Elizabeth R. Simmons] read "Ayala" aloud.