Marblehead nest of Red Crossbill Cambridge
Ther [Thermometer] Friday, Jan. 4, 1918 [January 4, 1918] Wea [Weather]
0 [degrees], 15 [degrees] Fine
Brilliantly clear with fresh N.W. [northwest]
wind. Although scarce less cold
than heretofore the air was dryer
& less chilly.
  Garden birds: A screaming Jay
and a few shivering House Sparrows
were all I noted.
  Worked all day on article for Bird
Lore, advancing it considerably.
C. [Caroline Brewster] motored in town at 10 A.M.
to spend four or five hours in
St Paul's Cathedral.
   Lovell Thompson & Charles F. Walcott
called at 4 P.M. bringing the
Red Crossbill's nest, found last April
at Marblehead, which they gave me.
It is very like two nests from 
New Brunswick in my collection.
They also brought a short written
account of their experience in finding
it etc. which I shall send to The Auk
for publication. They report seeing 8 or 10
Swans flying low over Elmwood last
Sunday.

Cambridge.
Ther [Thermometer] Saturday, Jan. 5, 1918 [January 5, 1918] Wea [Weather]
10 [degrees] 22 [degrees] Fine
Clear with rising temperature
- of little avail, however, to offset
the discomfort of a violent N.W. [northwest]
wind.
  Garden birds. 3 or 4 Chickadees,
a few House Sparrows, two
Crows eager enough  to partake
of fish heads nailed to a plank
on the lawn yet too suspicious
of bounty so disposed for their
especial benefit to take any 
advantage of it.
  My day was spent in the 
Museum where I worked steadily
at my writing & made rather
good progress with it despite
continued & distressing trouble 
with the eyes.
We had the usual evening 
Victrola concert & reading aloud
in the hall with C. [Caroline Brewster] there part
of the time.