Wea. [Weather] Tues. [Tuesday] Feb. 28, 1905 [February 28, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Sunny but hazy; calm;
not cold.
  Spent day in Museum working
on introduction to Camb. Birds [Cambridge Birds].
No callers. Elizabeth Blake & E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons]
lunched with C. [Caroline] & me.
  Counted 18 Purple Finches in the 
lilacs this morning. I think there
were more. They spent most of
the day in the Parkman's apple.
  Wea. [Weather] Wed. [Wednesday] March 1 [March 1, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
20 [degrees]
28 [degrees]
  Sunny but hazy; calm, cool but not cold.
  Spent day in Museum working
on the Cambridge paper. Walter &
Margie dined with us at noon.
James Woodland of Harvard called
in P.M. to apply for the place of
foreman on our farm at Concord.
  A good-sized flock of Purple Finches
in the garden. One of the ad. [adult] males
in full song at 9 A.M.
  Wea. [Weather] Thur. [Thursday] March 2, 1905 Ther. [Thermometer]
16 [degrees]
28 [degrees]
  Clear, cold light N.W. [northwest] wind.
  Spent day in Museum working on
Cambridge Birds. C. [Caroline] & I walked to
Elmwood at 3 P.M. taking Larry.
Christian Hansen called by appointment
at 2 P.M. I gave him notice that I
shall engage another man for foreman
at the farm for April 1. He took it
pleasantly but I think he will leave me.
James Woodland called again at 5 P.M.
I do not think I shall engage him.
Purple Finches, Blue Jays & Flickers in Garden
  Wea. [Weather] Friday 3 [March 3, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear, calm, warmer. Snow & ice
wasting fast. Streets bare in places &
grass faintly green on sunny banks where
the snow has melted away. Indeed signs
of earliest spring were not wanting to-day.
  Spent most of day in Museum
working on Introduction. I am now
writing a journal account of Morton, 
Wood & Josselyn & their works.
  C. [Caroline] & I walked to Elmwood & back
through Highland St. with Larry after dinner.
Mrs. John Elliot & C. F. Batchelder called
in P.M.