Wea. [Weather] Thur. [Thursday] Nov. 23, 1905 [November 23, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear, calm, mild.
  Spent day in Museum working 
on revision of M.S. [manuscript] Cambridge Birds
and in garden superintending Frost's
men. There were seven of them
& they have devastated the jungle
cutting, slashing & burning. The
place is desolate & nearly ruined but
the Gypsy moth eggs must be nearly 
all destroyed. Saw the [male] Cardinal
in our old red cedar this morning.
  Wea. [Weather] Friday 24 [November 24, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear & mild with strong S.W. [southwest] wind.
  Spent forenoon in Museum writing.
A young man named Wharton called
bringing a note of introduction from
Geo. Jefferson. Walter showed him ten birds.
I went in town at noon to
attend a meeting of Building Com. [Committee]
of Academy. Present Leander, Arthur,
E.H. Lord, Mackintire, Colby &
Cummings our builder with whom we  
made a final settlement. Bought a
$12 copy of Don Quixote to give to 
Henry Henshaw.
  Wea. [Weather] Sat. [Saturday] Nov. 25, 1905 [November 25, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]  
  Clear, calm, mild.
  Spent most of the day in
the Museum revising M.S. [manuscript] of
Cambridge Birds. Also devoted a
good deal of time to supervising
the work of the Gypsy Moths
destroyers.
  Wea. [Weather] Sunday 26 [November 265, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
  A.M. clear & calm: P.M. Cloudy with
light S.E. [southeast] wind.
  Spent A.M. in Museum working
on final revisn [revision] of Cambridge Birds
& writing a few letters.
  Will & Alice stone dined with
us and spent the entire
afternoon. Mary & George Deane
called about 5 P.M.