Cambridge.
Ther [Thermometer] Sunday, Jan. 2, 1916 [January 2, 1916] Wea [Weather]
Stormy
Dark cloudy with snow or sleet falling
at frequent intervals adding perhaps two
inches of icy snow to that already blanketing
the frozen ground. Sidewalks coated with
glase [glaze] ice by nightfall. Altogether a gloomy
& depressing, as well as disagreeably chilly, day
  In Garden: 5 Peabody birds, all immature
& very dull-colored with merely grayish throats,
feeding throughout forenoon, in company
with 30+ House Sparrows, on seed bed at
edge of lilac thicket. A Blue Jay in
birch grove. Noted nothing else.
  The Peabody birds often gave way, sometimes
with seeming apprehension, when closely
approached by the House Sparrows but also
might be seen feeding unconcerningly with
them side by side. I did not once see them
molested by the alien birds. Whence came 
so many Z albicollis [Zonotrichia albicollis]? No more than 3 noted last month.
  Spent most of day in Museum writing
letters etc. Harry Spelman called shortly
after breakfast. Alice Allyn & Kate Horsford
dined with us. Victrola music & reading
aloud 7.30 - 9.30 P.M.

Cambridge.
Ther [Thermometer] Monday, Jan. 3, 1916 [January 3, 1916] Wea [Weather] Dull.
Evening Grosbeaks at Lexington.
Light cloudy & mild, the snow wasting
somewhat. Colder at evening & very windy then.
  In Garden. Chickadee (heard), one im. [immature]
Peabody bird in company with some 
fifteen House Sparrows, two noisy Crows
perched in Jungle, a Nuthatch in the
lindens seen too far off to be identified
certainly but looking to me like the 
White-breasted species.
  Dr. Tyler called me by telephone this
evening to say that he had seen five
dull-colored Evening Grosbeaks this
morning among red cedars in Lexington.
  Spent day in Museum writing letters
(of which there would seem to be no limit now)
and preparing notes on field observations
at Concord & elsewhere to read at
Nuttall Club meeting this evening. It was
[slimly?] attended. Everyone present was
called on for field notes etc. We had
so much to say & listen to that we did
not adjourn until 10.30.
  Miss Balch & Mrs.[Wing?] lunched with us.