Wea. [Weather] SUN. [Sunday] MARCH 8, 1903 Ther. [Thermometer]
42 [degrees]
53 [degrees]
Steady warm rain. Wind S.W. [southwest] light.
  C. [Caroline] & I attended service at St. Johns at 8.30.
Afterwards called at the Thayer's.
I wrote letters after my return.
C. [Caroline] & I read my Introduction for an hour
after lunch she making many helpful criticisms
Afterwards called on Joe Russell.
  Heard my first real spring sound this morning -
the shouting of a Flicker in the Garden. A
Chickadee & a White br. Nuthatch [white-breasted nuthatch] at the suet.
Wea. [Weather] Monday 9 [March 9, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
43 [degrees]
46 [degrees]
Cloudy with strong N.W. [northwest] wind & steady rain
Went in town at 10 A.M. Called at office
& decided not to change my Cold Storage stock 
for stock in new company but to take cash
for it. Lunched with the Bangs (Mrs. B.
& Outram) at 1.30 & spent P.M. looking
over Outram's collection. He is fast
getting a good N. Am. [North American] as well as Central
Am. [Central American] collection. Came out at 6.30.
C. [Caroline] read to me in the evening.
Wea. [Weather] TUES. [Tuesday] March 10, 1903 Ther. [Thermometer]
37 [degrees]
52 [degrees]
Cloudy and chilly with light E. [east] wind.
  Started for Somerville at 11 a.m. Walked to
Mass. Ave. through Follen St. where I saw 2 Grackles,
the first I have heard of. Heard 2 Flickers shouting.
Visited Somerville High School to see my old
collection of mounted birds. Less than a dozen are left
a pair of Rose br. Grosbeaks [rose-breasted grosbeaks] a juv. [juvenile male] Yellow bell Woodpecker [yellow bellied woodpecker],
a Quail a Ruffed Grouse (cock), a Black Duck (the Smith's P.
one) a young Herring Gull (Fresh Pond) etc. Mr. Baxter
says there were less than 20 originally & that I received
only $40 fo [for] them. I thought there were over 200 & that I
was paid $100. or more. Went in town. lunched at
Revere House. I spent two hours with Harry Cunningham
& Mr. Eliot at Historical Society, came out, dressed
went in town again, dined with Harry & Mary, C. &
Roland & heard Mr. Oldys lecture at 8 p.m.
Wea. [Weather] Wednesday 11 [March 11, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
38 [degrees]
56 [degrees]
Cloudy with fine rain in A.M. 
The frost is apparently well out of the
ground and the grass is getting green in
sheltered, southern exposures. All the snow
drops in front of museum in bloom & a
few yellow crocuses & squills are opening their
flowers. I have rarely if ever known the
season so far advanced at this date.
Spent day in museum working on
text of Cambridge Birds. No callers.
A Nuthatch, Chickadees & Flicker in Garden.