Tuesday, March 24, 1868.
  Clear and pleasant.
Ther. about 30[degrees] - 
40[degrees] - 30[degrees]. Rose
at 7 A.M. and exercised
the dogs making Jup.
fetch from Mr. Choate's
fence to our back door.
Heard some Song Sparrows
& Purple Finches. Walked
down with R. Deane.
On the way down heard
two large flocks of Fox Colored
Sparrows singing magnif-
icently also large flocks of
Snow Birds Heard one
Fox Col. Sparrow that sang
remarkably well. Got late in
consequence of listening to them.
In P.M. took a ride through
Waverly taking Jup. with me.
The ground is beginning to
show again in patches. The Blue
Birds & Robins are very scarce.
I make Jup. earn his whole
supper piece by piece by fetching.
[margin]He will now fetch anything & invariably gives into my hand. The Pur. Finches sing morning & evening around the house.[/margin]
Wednesday, March 25, 1868.
  Clear and pleasant. Ther. about
22[degrees] - 44[degrees] - 30[degrees]. Rose
at 6.30 A.M. Took the dogs to
walk & as I went by the Deane's
Ruth joined me. Billy
began to fight with Prince
but I separated them. We
walked down to 'the pond' & back
again. Heard lots of Fox Col.
Sparrows, Tree Sparrows, &
Snow Birds, singing. Also
Red Wings. Made Jup. fetch by
going back after a glove. Got back
to breakfast. After lunch took
Jup. and went up round the Heron
Swamp. Shot two pickerel one of
which Jup. fetched but the other
sank. Saw two Musk rats.
Saw a pair of singular looking
Hawks and fired at one.
Saw a Gl. Wing Woodpecker and
heard a Creeper. Went up to R's
in evening. Jup. seldom drops
anything now that he is
fetching. Snow melted a good
[margin]deal out it is still very deep in places. The crust bears every morning early.[/margin]