Wea. [Weather] Fri. [Friday] Feb. 24, 1905 [February 24, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Sunny but hazy, calm, mild.
The snow wasting fast.
  Spent day in Museum writing.
Finished the article for Country Life
& did some work on introduction
to Cambridge Birds.
  Two Flickers & a number of Purple
Finches feeding in the Parkman's apples
most of the forenoon. My pigeons
are also beginning to eat the fruit of
this tree. The Squirrels frequent it.
D.C. French arrived at 11 P.M. to spend night.
  Wea. [Weather] Saturday 25 [February 25, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear, calm, mild. A spring-like day.
  Dan. French [Daniel French] breakfasted with me &
then went to Boston for the day
returning at 5 P.M. I worked
on revision of introduction to
Cambridge Birds. Batchelder called
in A.M. Gilbert went to Concord
for the day & Walter to Milton.
7 gray & 3 red Purple Finches in the
Parkman's apples.
Dan & I called on the Almys' this evening.
  Wea. [Weather] Sun. [Sunday] Feb. 26, 1905 [February 26, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Morning sunny; afternoon
cloudy. Mild.
  Wrote letters all the forenoon.
C. [Caroline] went to church with Dr. & Mrs.
Goldthwaite in Boston. Dan. French [Daniel French]
drove in with her. He returns to New
York this afternoon.
  Mr. Leverett & Sam Henshaw dined
with us. We afterwards visited Henshaws
house to see his books.
A Flicker shouting in the Garden this
forenoon.
  Wea. [Weather] Monday 27 [February 27, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
20 [degrees]
28 [degrees]
  Spent day working on
Cambridge Birds. Wrote up two
more species, the Evening Grosbeak
& Rough-winged Swallow.
  Batchelder called in P.M.
C. [Caroline] & I walked to Elmwood with
Larry after dinner.
  18 Purple Finches feeding in 
the Parkman's apple this morning.