Tuesday, February 25, 1868.
  Clear and pleasant.
Ther. about 14[degrees] - 30[degrees] - 
18[degrees]. Rose as usual.
Theo came down with
his gun at 8.30 according
to agreement. Then Bill
took us up to Waltham
and left us. We spent
the whole day shooting
in Waltham. Shot eleven
Cedar Birds and a Grey
Squirrel. Jack started
a Ruffed Grouse and
I found a place where a
Skunk had dragged a Quail
out of the snow and feasted on
it. Theo shot 5 Cedar Birds.
Got back at 5 P.M. Theo took
my gun. Saw many Blue Jays.
Shot all of the Cedar Birds out
of a flock of about fifty. Started
the Gray Squirrel out of his nest
with one barrell and killed
him with the other.
Read most of evening.
Wednesday, February 26, 1868.
  First part of A.M. clear.
Rest of day cloudy.
Ther. about 8[degrees] - 36[degrees] - 
26[degrees]. Rose as usual, had
breakfast, and exercised 
the dogs. Then Farrar
came up and went
shooting with me. First
I fired at a Blue Jay back
of Mt. Auburn; then shot
a Red Squirrel, then fired at
at a Gos Hawk, then
shot a Blue Jay and then
a Golden Winged Woodpecker.
Got home at 2 P.M.
Had some lunch and
then went up to see R.
Deane who got back from
New York late last night.
Spent the P.M. up there
and played a game of
billiards at E. Dodge.
Spent most of the evening
skating on their pond.