Cambridge
Ther [Thermometer] Friday, Nov. 30, 1917 [November 30, 1917] Wea [Weather]
Fair
Forenoon sunny & mild the snow 
melting somewhat. Afternoon more or 
overcast. Entire day windless or nearly so.
  Garden birds: A Gold-crest [Golden-crowned Kinglet] and
a White-throated Sparrow, both heard
calling near Museum.
  Spent day in Museum working on
Introduction to Umbagog. On resuming
this task a week or so ago I
made some progress at first but
now seem to be getting into the 
"Doldrums" again as far as it
is concerned.
  I had intended to go to Concord
this morning but a heavy hoar frost
over everything was so suggestive
of bad weather to-morrow that it
seemed best to defer the trip.
  The Boston Advertiser has just
been sold to the Hearst interests &
has already changed character
deplorably in consequence.

Cambridge
Ther [Thermometer] Saturday, Dec. [December] 1, 1917 Wea [Weather]
Stormy
Dark cloudy with incessant heavy
rain changing to snow at nightfall
after washing away completely the previous
accumulation that fell on Nov. 28.
  In Garden: a Kinglet (Gold crest) [Golden-crowned Kinglet] a
White-throat S. [White-throated Sparrow] & a Blue Jay heard;
a Brown Creeper seen running up 
trunk of elm in driveway.
  Working all morning & part of
afternoon at my Introduction which
was thereby somewhat improved &
added to.
  At 3.30 P.M. Harry V.D. Allen, 
Will Stone's nephew, came by
appointment with Walter Deane &
Schuyler Matthews, bringing a supposed
Bicknell's Thrush picked up dead in
Longwood yesterday. It proved to be
a Hermit exceptionally dark-colored above
& heavily spotted beneath. They all stayed
on, looking at birds, until 5 P.M.
  Robert T. Jackson called at 8 this evening
staying almost an hour.