Wea. [Weather] Sat. [Saturday] March 4, 1905  Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy with light fall of damp
snow. A chilly, dreary day.
  To Boston at 9.30 A.M. Went
first to office & visited safety vaults
with Mackintire taking out three
of the Estate mortgages. Had my
hair cut at Parker's & met C. [Caroline] at
the Congregationalist Rooms on Beacon St.
Dr. Grenfell & his friend Mr. Burchead
of Newfoundland met us there & we had a 
short talk. Came out to dinner at 1.30
Worked on Introduction 3 - 6 P.M.
  Wea. [Weather] Sunday 5 [March 5, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
  12 [degrees]
  Partly cloudy; cold; N.W. [northwest] wind
  To St. Johns with C. at 8.30. We
afterwards walked to Elmwood & back
over the Hill, taking Larry. I spent day
in Museum writing letters & clearing out
my desk.
  A pair of Hairy Woodpeckers together in
the catalpa at 3 P.M. the [male] (a fine bird)
eating suet. One immature Purple Finch
& a Brown Creeper in the Garden.
  Wea. [Weather] Mon. [Monday] March 6, 1905 Ther. [Thermometer]
  Brilliantly clear, calm, frosty but not
cold.
  Spent forenoon in Museum working on
Introduction. Batchy & Walter worked on
text C.B. [Cambridge Birds] preparing it for printer.
  Dined with Walter at 1.15. C. [Caroline] had
a lunch party in the house.
  Dr. Grenfell of Labrador arrived at 3 P.M.
& at 3.30 he addressed about 70 people (mostly
ladies) in our parlor speaking about an hour.
He & I had a smoke in Museum afterwards.
Dr. & Mrs. Goldthwaite, Dr. Blake & E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons]
dined with Dr. Grenfell, C. & me at 7.45.
Dr. Grenfell spent the night with us.
  Wea. [Weather] Tuesday 7 [March 7, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Sunny but hazy; calm; warm.
  Devoted morning to showing my collection
to Dr. Grenfell. He collects birds & eggs
& is deeply interested in them. He will 
get me Labrador eggs next summer.
He departed at 11.30 A.M. A most
fascinating man.
  Proof of my article for Country Life
arrived & was returned, corrected, today.
  Worked on Introduction for three
hours in P.M.
  Nuthatch calling wot-wot-wot in lindens