Friday, January 24, 1868.
  Clear and a beautiful
day and warm for the
season. Ther. about 
32[degrees] - 40[degrees] - 28[degrees].
Rose as usual & fed
Don. Walked down
to school & got late.
When I got home from
school had some lunch
and intended to take
a ride on Tiger but
Dan came just as I
was going to start.
He stayed most of the P
M. and R. Deane came
down. Mr. Dexter came
and took dinner with
us. Spent most of the
evening in cleaning
my single barrel which
I had put away. Saw about
twenty Robins & a Brown
Creeper to day.
Saturday, January 25, 1868.
  Clear and one of the
most lovely days that we
have had this winter. Ther.
about 18[degrees] - 30[degrees] - 26[degrees].
Rose at 5.40 A.M. and
went shooting, first through
the Pine Swamp then almost
up to Belmont, then across to
Feeding Grounds & home by
'the river'. Shot three
Snow Buntings by 'the river'
Brought a Pigeon Hawk down
but he got away. Saw two Song
Sparrows, three Tit Larks,
several Gold Finches & many
Snow Buntings, Tree Sparrows , Snow
Birds, Blue Jays, & Chickadees.
Got home at 11 A.M. Then took a
ride through Watertopwn & Waltham
saw 2 Gl. Crests, & a Red Tailed
Hawk. In P.M. stuffed then
soaked out skin of a Crow Blackbird.
Went up to R's in evening.
Skated from 8 P.M. to 10 P.M.
in our yard.