Cambridge
Ther [Thermometer] Wednesday, Nov. 15, 1916 [November 15, 1916] Wea [Weather] Fair
24 [degrees] min [minimum], 30 [degrees] max. [maximum]

A rather wintry day, sunny for the
most part but with occasional intervals
of cloudiness, chilly throughout &
decidedly cold at noon & eve [evening], almost
or quite windless - at least in our
well-sheltered grounds. The thermometer
on our back piazza did not register above
30 [degrees] all day. Snow all gone by night.

  The Garden well-nigh birdless. I noted
nothing there except a Crow, 2 White throats [White-throated sparrow]
& a few House Sparrows. George Deane
reports seeing a dozen Redpolls in the 
willow near his barn this morning.

  Spent day in Museum writing letters.
Walter Deane called in P.M. when we
examined & compared with that of other
specimens the leg of a Hawk shot by
Charles [?] & Mr. Mershon at Moose
Jaw. They thought the bird a Rough leg [Rough-legged Hawk] but
it was unquestionably a Red-tail [Red-tailed Hawk].
  Had my pair of mounted Heath-hens
photographed this morning for Dr. Hornaday who
desires a picture of them to illustrate something
he is about to publish.
  Victrola music & reading aloud this evening.

Cambridge.
Dr. & Mrs Grenfell
Eskimo Curlew
Ther [Thermometer] Thursday, Nov. 16, 1916 [November 16, 1916] Wea [Weather] Fine
26 [degrees], 38 [degrees] Crow with dead Yellow-rump [Yellow-rumped Warbler]

Brilliantly clear with fresh westerly wind.
Cold morn [morning] & eve [evening], warmer through day. Half an
inch of snow fell last night but melted before noon.
  In Garden, 9 A.M. Flock of Redpolls (8 or 10)
feeding in top of canoe birch, Chickadee by Museum
gate, Yellow rump Warbler [Yellow-rumped Warbler] flitting about
actively in Seckel pear tree feeding among terminal
twigs, chirping cheerily every now & then.
12 o'clock noon. A Jay & 3 Crows in Jungle.
One of the Crows, perched well up in a
leafless tree, holding something under one foot
pecking & pulling at it vigorously. At first
I mistook the object for a small flattened
birds nest. But the Crow brought it presently
into a nearby cherry tree, through my
glass, I saw that it was a dead Myrtle Warbler
whose bright yellow rump & other color & markings
now showed plainly enough. As I could also
see distinctly the Crow was chiefly engaged in
plucking it pulling out the feathers one or two at a
time & tossing them aside to be blown away by the
strong wind. Sometimes he drove his bill into its
body but I failed to see him extract or eat any
of the flesh. At length he flew off afar with it,
the other Crows following. They did not once
attempt to rob him of his prize. That it must have
been the self same Yellow rump [Yellow-rumped Warbler] seen alive &
sprightly three hours before seems almost certain for
I could not find the living one again.
  Spent most of day writing letters. Dr. & Mrs.
Grenfell called at 4 P.M. staying half an hour.
He reports a "number" of Esquimau [Eskimo] Curlew seen &
several shot in Labrador the past autumn. He has the bodies of 2 thus killed.
Charlie Lamb spent evening with me.