Cambridge
Ther [Thermometer] Sunday, Mar. 11, 1917 [March 11, 1917] Wea [ Weather]
Stormy
More snow - some three or four
inches - which fell mostly las
night and whitened every slenderest
twig of tree or shrub this morning
but turned to rain or slush later
in the day so that little of it
remains to-night. The sleighing
is well nigh ruined but there
is plenty of slushy snow left in 
Brattle St. & no bare ground to be seen 
anywhere as yet.
  Garden birds: - The White-throat [White-throated Sparrow]
singing faintly, a crow cawing
afar off, about a dozen House
Sparrows.
  Spent most of day in Museum
reading the Sunday papers
& working a little on the
Rusty Blackbird Story.
  Our guest at dinner were
Mrs. Sawyer & Miss Willard
Miss Allyn dined elsewhere.
Evening reading in hall.

Cambridge
Ther [Thermometer] Monday, Mar. 12, 1917 [March 12, 1917] Wea [Weather]
40 [degrees] max. Fine
Clear & mild with light northerly
wind, Snow melting rapidly wherever
the sun's now powerful rays could
reach it. A little bare ground
beginning to appear here & there on 
sheltered banks & beneath evergreen trees
whose foliage has intercepted falling snow.
  Garden birds: the White-throat [White-throated Sparrow] chirping
& singing close to my window; a Jay
& crow heard further away: House
Sparrow to the number of 15 or more.
  Devoted part of forenoon to selecting
bird skins to be sent for study 
by Clyde. Todd [W.E. Clyde Todd] at Pittsburgh &
Mr. Lane at Pasadena. Spent
remainder of day working on
Rusty Blackbird story which
continues to "hang fair" manner
that might once have discouraged me
but can no longer do so because now
recognized as inevitable
  Evening reading in hall. C. [Caroline Brewster] did 
not come down for it.