Cambridge - Concord.  
[margin] First Antiopa Butterfly
[First] Robin calling. [/margin]
Wea. [Weather] Thur. [Thursday] March 12, 1903 Ther. [Thermometer] 
36 [degrees]
59 [degrees]
  Clear, calm, warm & springlike.
  All my snow drops, dozens of crocuses & 
a number of squills in full bloom. Bees about
them in numbers, C. [Caroline] saw an Antiopa Butterfly
flying over our front walk.
  C. [Caroline] & I walked up Brattle St. through the Park to
Fresh Pond which we found wholly free from ice.
R.S. Eustis says it was open everywhere on the 10th.
Heard 3 Bluebirds in our orchard. Came back via
Huron Avenue. Worked on text of Camb. Birds [Cambridge Birds] all
day. C. [Caroline] & I took tea at Oak Grove farm & there
heard Mr. Oldys's second lecture. Got home at 10 P.M.
Black Duck 20, Herring Gull 30 - Fresh Pond
Bluebird 4 (3 [in full song]), Song Sparrow 1 [in full song], Flicker 3 [in full song]
Grackle 1, Crow 3.
[margin] Gray's Woods & Huron Ave [/margin]
Bluebird [male] [in full song] WD [Walter Deane], Chickadee 1 [in full song], Nuthatch 1
Robin calling at sunset. Flicker 1 [in full song], Grackle
[margin] In the Garden [/margin]
Red-bellied Nuthatch 1 in Norway Spruce in Hubbard Park.
Wea. [Weather] Friday 13 [March 13, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
35 [degrees]
65 [degrees]
  Clear, calm, very warm. The early Spiraea
in our garden has unfolded its leaves. White
maples also in full blossom.
  C. [Caroline] & I walked up Highland St. after breakfast.
Heard a Junco sing, a Golden-crest zee zee
&  a Bluebird call. A Blue Jay screaming in
Garden early this morning. Heard a Flicker & a
Nuthatch there later. Also a Downy.
  Worked on Camb. Birds [Cambridge Birds] in A.M. Walter took
Mr. Oldys about Cambridge. I lunched with them
both at Harvard Union, 12.30. Mr. Oldys, Gilbert & I
took 2.05 P.M. train for W. Bedford [West Bedford]. Crossed river
to cabin & walked to farm where we spent night.
River wholly free from ice. Water low for season.
Three Red-wings singing. Several Bluebirds at farm. 
Listened for Woodcock at eve. [evening] but heard only 
Song Sparrows & Robins. 1 Robin singing sotto voce.
Spent evening talking. Oldys is a very 
intelligent & agreeable fellow.
Concord - Cambridge  
Wea. [Weather] Sat. [Saturday] March 14, 1903 Ther. [Thermometer]
31[degrees]
70 [degrees]
  Cloudless & dead calm all day. Very warm.
  Rose at 6. A Robin in full song at sunrise. Bluebirds
Song Sparrows, Chickadees & a Flicker sang later.
Left house at 8 A.M. & walked up road to
Swift farm. Country flooded with Robins, Bluebirds
& Song sparrows. At Swift farm found Fox Sparrows, 
Tree sparrows, Juncos, Rusty, Crow & Red wing.
Blackbirds besides one Wh. bellied Swallow [white-bellied swallow].
Got back at 10 & drove to Concord. Called at
the Emmersons where Miss Ellen showed us the
[?] [?]. Drove next to Walden. It is still
covered with water soaked ice. Next to Fairhaven
Bay which was wholly free from ice. No snow
anywhere. Roads dry & dusty [?] in woods.
Lots of Antiopa butterflies. Got back at 2 P.M.
Walked to Swift farm again at sunset to listen
in vain for Woodcock. Sat up till 11.30 talking.
Wea. [Weather] Sunday 15 [March 15, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
42 [degrees]
54 [degrees]
  Cloudy & raw most of day but sunny
& warm from 8-10 A.M.
  Oldys took 8.59 A.M. train for Boston.
I walked to Ball's Hill with him. Spent A.M.
rambling slowly back. Mr. Long called at
1 P.M. to see about grafting trees. Shattuck
& a friend rode up from Somerville on bicycles
& took dinner. I took them to Ball's Hill at
3 P.M. Gilbert & I returned to Cambridge.
by 4.10 P.M. train. Found Dan French at
our house. Also Miss Swanzy. Dan & I sat
up until 11.30 talking.