Friday, March 23, 1866.
  Saw a purple finch myself
to day and heard it sing
splendidly.
Sunday, March 25, 1866.
  Saw twenty six shore larks
to day
Wednesday, March 28, 1866.
  Saw a bird that I thought
was a black & white creeper
but as I did not get a good
sight of him I can not be 
sure.