Wea. [Weather] Tues. [Tuesday] March 24, 1903 Ther. [Thermometer]
44 [degrees]
59 [degrees]
  Cloudy but dry with light
S.E. [southeast] wind.
  C. [Caroline] & I walked up Highland to
Fayerweather St. & back down Brattle
St.  just after breakfast. I
spent the entire day working on
the text & Introduction of Camb. Birds [Cambridge Birds].
No callers. Heard a flock of Geese
passing over Garden at 9.30 A.M. Too 
misty to see them.
Wea. [Weather] Wednesday 25 [March 25, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
40 [degrees]
50 [degrees]
  Clear with light N.W. [northwest] wind.
The grass vividly green everywhere. Dirca
palustris in bloom in the garden to-day.
Walked to the cars at Mt. Auburn St.
after breakfast. On the way back met
H.M. Spelman who told me he had seen a
flock of 5 Geese flying over his place this
morning. Spent day in Museum working
on  Int. [Introduction] Camb. Birds [Cambridge Birds]. Ralph Hoffmann
called in P.M. to show me a plan for
a Manual of N.E. Birds [A Guide to the Birds of New England and Eastern New York]. I liked it greatly
"We Diners" met at Jeffries'. All present.
Song Sparrows singing in Garden all day.
Wea. [Weather] Thur. [Thursday] March 26, 1903 Ther. [Thermometer]
32º [degrees]
53º [degrees]
  Brilliantly clear with fresh N.W. [northwest] wind.
The ground froze slightly last night.
Jackson, however, had jonquils & an early
iris in full bloom in his garden to-day.
I attended the early session at St. Johns with C. [Caroline]
this morning. Spent day in Museum working
on Introduction Camb. Birds [Cambridge Birds]. C. [Caroline] read to
me in the eve. [evening] from "Lady Rose's Daughter."
A Song Sparrow in full song in the Garden all day -
3 Flickers [male] [2 females] there together. One of the [females] 
in full "shout". The [male] silent. Robins singing
gloriously. Plenty of Grackles about now.  
Wea. [Weather] Friday 27 [March 27, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
40 [degrees]
66 [degrees]
  C. [Caroline] & I walked up Highland St. & through
Elmwood after breakfast. Vegetation now
advanced to a late April stage. Grass on
sunny banks 6 in [inches] tall. Japanese barberry
green with small leaves. Horse chestnut buds
have burst open and leaves are about to unfold.
Blood root & Spring beauty in bloom in garden.
[1 male] [2 female] Bluebirds in elms, Elmwood Common. Song Sparrow
singing in front of Lowell house.
  Song Sparrow singing in Garden at sunrise.
  Fox Sparrow in Garden.