Saturday, January 18, 1868.
  Clear but cold. Ther.
about 2[degrees] - 24[degrees] - 
8[degrees]. Rose as usual 
& fed Don. Then after
breakfast started shooting
taking for the first time
father's double barrell. Went
up around Mt. Auburn
to the "feeding grounds".
Shot 2 Blue Jays, saw 
three robins, fifteen or twenty
Blue Jays, Snow Birds,
Gold Finches, Chickadees,
& heard a Golden Winged
Woodpecker. Saw everywhere
tracks of Snow Buntings.
Got back at 1 N. Fixed
the gun at a mark a good
many times. In P.M.
went up to 'the pond' &
had some very good
skating although the
ice was crowded. Studied
at R's in evening.
Sunday, January 19, 1968.
  Clear and pleasant for a
winter day. Ther. about
6[degrees] - 24[degrees] - 14[degrees].
Rose rather late & did
not feed Don. Walked
down to Sabbath school
but did not go in as
I was very late. Walked
around for a while & saw
a Robin, many Gold Finches
& Snow Birds. Attend
church as usual. Read
first part of P.M. In
latter part of P.M. went
up to 'the pond' where
they were cutting ice.
Uncle Albert came yesterday
& stayed over to day.