Wea. [Weather] Mon. [Monday] March 20, 1905 Ther. [Thermometer]
  Continued light rain with N.E [northeast]
wind. Cooler, freezing a little last night.
  The early spring rush of birds has started.
A Song Sparrow, 2 Fox Sparrows & 11 Juncos
in the garden to-day. Purple Finch singing.
  Spent day in Museum working on
the Introduction. Hansen came from
Concord with apples & wood.
C. [Caroline] went in town in forenoon.
  Council meeting 7.30. To the Deanes' 
at 8.15 to dine with Walter & Margie, C. [Caroline], 
John & Mrs. Thayer, Miss Audubon
& Dr. Robertson.
  Wea. [Weather] Tuesday 21 [March 21, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Snow storm with N.E. [northeast] wind.
about 5 inches of damp snow falling.
  7 Purple Finches & 32 Cedar Birds
seen in garden by Gilbert.
  Worked on Introduction all A.M.
& part of P.M. Hoffman & Faxon
arrived at 4 P.M. to look at
Gulls and Horned Owls. We
had a long discussion over them.
C. [Caroline] read the Eustace Diamonds to
me in the evening.
  Wea. [Weather] Wed. [Wednesday] March 22, 1905 Ther. [Thermometer]
28 [degrees]
40 [degrees]
  Brilliantly clear, calm.
  Worked all day on the Introduction
nearly finishing with Nuttall.
  To Batchelder's for a We Dine dinner
at 7 P.M.
  The Garden alive with birds, 5 Fox Sparrows,
2 Song Sparrows & 8 Purple Finches among them
& singing freely. Snow 6 inches deep.
  Wea. [Weather] Thursday 23 [March 23, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
20 [degrees]
  Clear; calm; a beautiful day.
  Working on introduction all A.M.
Finished with Nuttall. To Mus. Comp. Zool. [Museum of Comparative Zoology]
after lunch. Saw Henshaw, Faxon &
O. Bangs there. Looked over Faxon's 
splendid library. Back at Museum by 6 P.M.
Walked both ways. Saw 20 Robins flying
together & many single birds. Early this
morning Fox & Song Sparrows, Purple Finches,
2 Chickadees & a Flicker were singing in the Garden.
The ground still covered uniformly with snow.
Saw lots of Crocuses in bloom but none of
ours have bloomed yet.