Wea. [Weather] Mon. [Monday] July 6, 1903 Ther. [Thermometer]
Clear & hot
  Spent day in Museum working
on my journal & field notes.
C. [Caroline] gave me a surprise birthday
party in P.M. Mr. & Mrs. Almy,
Margie, Walter & Mary Deane,
Ruthven Deane & his wife and
Sam Henshaw were all there. 
There was a big birthday cake with
fifty two lighted candles. Ruthven, Walter
& George Deane dined with me at Oakley
Club at 7 P.M.
Wea. [Weather] Tuesday 7 [July 7, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
Clear & hot.
  Spent day in Museum writing.
Wea. [Weather] Wed. [Wednesday] July 8, 1903 Ther. [Thermometer]
Clear & intensely hot.
  Spent day in Museum finishing
a short article for Bird Lore on the 
destruction of a colony of Bank Swallows
at Lancaster by Minks.
  Went to the Square in later P.M. & had
my hair cut. Dined at the Walter Deanes [Deane's]
at 7 P.M.with Walter, Margie, Mary, George
Ruthven & Mrs. Ruthven Deane & the two
sons of the latter. Orange milk weed in
bloom in the Garden.
Wea. [Weather] Thursday 9 [July  9, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
Still another clear & oppressively hot day.
  Worked in Museum on an article
for the Auk covering the breeding
of Phila. Vireo [Philadelphia vireo] & the nest & eggs I
took at Lakeside last month.
Sam. Henshaw [Samuel Henshaw] dined with me
at 6.15. At 7.20 all the Deanes
came to see the Robins assemble at
their roost in the lilacs. Walter
counted over 500 incoming birds.
Walked home with Sam Henshaw at 9.30.
On way back found man in epileptic fit
on Brattle St. Called Dr. Swan & ambulance
& had him taken to hospital.