Saturday, February 29, 1868.
  Clear but very windy.
Ther. about 14[degrees] - 20[degrees] - 
8[degrees]. Rose at 6 A.M.
and went shooting. Went
first up to the Heron
Swamp and found the tracks
of six Quails and a number
of rabbits. Heard a Brown
Creeper and a Snow
Bunting and saw a Song Sparrow.
Thence across to the Feeding Ground.
Came accross five male Purple
Finches several of which sang
splendidly. Saw a Robin and
shot a Blue Jay. Heard a Blue Jay
attempt to imitate a Purple Finch.
Shot another Blue Jay on the
way home. The snow drifted a
good deal. Got back at 11 A.M.
Went into Boston at 12 N. and got
a Short Tailed Tern's & a Least Bittern
from Samuels. Was shaved for the
first time. Met Mr. Bacon. Went
down to the market. They had 41
Old Squaws. In P.M. coasted with
R. Deane.
Sunday, March 1, 1868
  Clear but windy. Ther.
about 5 below 0. - 20[degrees] - 
18[degrees]. Rose rather late
and did not attend
Sabbath school as usual.
Attend church.
Read the first part of
P.M. In the latter part
took a walk up to Mt.
Auburn and J. Nichols
joined us. We called
in to see their stock and
he came down to see
my puppy. In the 
evening wrote a letter
to Charlie Carter.
Heard some Golden Crests