Wea. [Weather] WED. DEC. 13, 1903 [Wednesday, December 13, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
Brilliantly clear with light W. [west] wind.
  Dr. Gehring left us at 8.30.
I spent day in Museum working
on proof of Cambridge Birds.
  To Boston at 5.30. Dined
with Dr. Gehring & George at
The Lenox, and spent the
evening with them then getting 
home about 11. C. [Caroline] is suffering
again from pain in the back, due
to her fall on the ice on Monday.

Wea. [Weather] THURSDAY 14 [Thursday, December 14, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Brilliantly clear with light W.[west] wind.
Warmer, the streets sloppy at noon.
  To Boston at 11. First to office to
meet A.H. Dunham of Nome, Alaska.
He brought a number of birds. I bought
a [female] Spectacled Eider (@ $35.), a [male] Steller's
Eider ($10) Black thr. Diver [Black -throated Diver] ad [adult] $5
Pacific Godwit $2.50 Pac. Gol. Plover [Pacific Golden-Plover] $2.50
Also skin of Arctic Fox $10.00 
After this, did some Christmas
shopping at Arts & Crafts & Graves's.
  Got home at 5 P.M.
Wea. [Weather]  FRI. DEC. 15 [Friday December 15, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
7 [degrees] min. [minimum]
  Cloudy and cold.
  Spent day in Museum working
on both proof & M.S. [manuscript] of Cambridge
Birds. No callers. C. [Caroline] had a 
very wretched day. She is confined
to her room and suffering much 
pain in the back. I sent
for Dr. Driver at noon & he called
at 3 P.M. He can find no evidence
of any serious trouble.
  Sam Henshaw dined with me at 6.30
Chickadee & a Kinglet visited the Garden.
  Wea. [Weather]  SATURDAY 16 [December 16, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy with rising temperature.
  Spent day in Museum. Worked
in revision of M.S. Camb. Birds [manuscript Cambridge Birds]
all forenoon. A lot of people
came to see the birds in P.M.
A.H. Dunham of Alaska came at
1 & stayed until 4. At 3.30
Mrs. Henderson & her son came.
Later Mrs. Carey, Mrs. Cobb, Lizzy
Fuller & two Carey boys came.
  Saw a Shrike in the Garden at 10a.m.
  I [it] was eating an English Sparrow