Friday, February 21, 1868.
  Heard a Creeper & Gl. Crests.
Morning broke cloudy
but it soon cleared off
and we had a delightfully
warm and spring like
day. Ther. about 20[degrees] - 
50[degrees] - 32[degrees]. Rose at 6 A.M.
and went through the
Heron Swamp taking Jack
with me. Saw an unusual
number of crows. Found
the recent track of a Quail
but did not fire at anything.
Heard some Snow Buntings.
Got back to breakfast. After
breakfast took Billy up to the
Feeding Grounds. Shot a Shrike
firing both barrels at him and 
also a Blue Jay, both of which
Billy fetched.The Blue Jays
were out in force and were in high good
spirits. Heard one imitate a Cooper's
Hawk perfectly. Got back at 12 A.M.
Then took a ride in the single
sleigh with mother. Dan came out
in the P.M. and stayed over night.
[margin] Saw about fifty Robins.[/margin]
Saturday, February 22, 1868.
  Clear but very windy.
Ther. about 8[degrees] - 20[degrees] - 
4[degrees]. Woke at 6 A.M. and
intended to go shooting with
D. French but it was so
windy that we went to
bed again. After breakfast
we wasted a good deal in
the pasture. then a flock
of about fifty Cedar Birds
lit in the yard and I
got my gun and killed four
at a shot. Billy brought
them all, two single and the
other two at once. Leander
Brewster and his wife came down
and spent the day with us.
Dan took the 12.10 train
for Concord. Spent the P.M.
in skating on our pond with
Allen & Wholeman. The ice
was flowed by Friday's thaw
and froze last night. Read
most of the evening.