Cambridge.
Ther [Thermometer] Friday, Jan. 28, 1916 [January 28, 1916] Wea [Weather]
63 [degrees] max.[maximum] Fine
Clear & very warm through forenoon.
Temperature falling rapidly in P.M. with
high N.W. [northwest] wind.

  In Garden: Chickadee & Peabody bird
heard; 2 [male] Flickers seen together on
ground under Seckel pear tree.

  Spent day in Museum & most of
it with A.C.Bent who came
from Taunton to study birds in
my collection in connection with
the book which he is writing. It
was interesting to observe the methodical
business-like way in which he set
about his task of noting characteristics
of certain plumages etc. No one of these
matters occupied him long so he dealt
with a good many of them in the course
of the day. He lunched with us of
course. I wrote a few letters, at
odd times. E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] read to me after
dinner. C.[Caroline] saw no one to-day.

Cambridge
Ther [Thermometer] Saturday, Jan. 29, 1916 [January 29, 1916] Wea [Weather]
18 [degrees]; 28 [degrees] Fine
Clear & cool with fresh N.W. [northwest] 
wind. Surface of ground everywhere
bare of snow or ice and hard frozen
again.

  In Garden Chickadee (heard), Peabody bird
(heard), Flicker ([male] eating Parkman apples),
Blue Jay (one in apple tree with Flicker).
House Sparrows (only a few).

  Spent a much interrupted & rather
profitless day in Museum. In
forenoon received a call from [    ] Lincoln
of Pittsfield who brought hundreds of
wondrously beautiful photographs of wild
& garden plants. I bought two @ 2.50,
one of German Iris, the other of apple blossoms.
Somewhat later in day a Boston lawyer
called me by telephone to enquire as to 
my method of chaining trees, where I had
practised [practiced] it, who had helped me etc. I
referred him to Forbush at State House who
put the chains on our trees at Concord.
  Dick Dana called in mid afternoon.
When he departed at 5 I went out
with him & we walked to Mt. Auburn
& back together. C. a little better but
still keeping quiet & isolated.