Friday, April 3, 1868.
  Saw the first Grass Finch.
Clear but rather cool.
Ther. 30 - 48 - 34 - 
Rose as usual breakfast
7.30. R. Deane came down
& we went to Belmont
in the Rockaway & put
the horse in Mr. Chenery
Shed. On the way up
looked for Snipe but found
none. Shot a Robin in
Waverly which Billy retrieved.
Billy pointed a flock
of  Quails about 5 in number
R. & I fired but missed them.
Saw the first gray
Finch. Billy chased a Rabbit.
Shot another Robin and
a Rusty Blackbird. Spent the P.M.
in training Jupiter.
Went over in the evening to
see Mr. Barry with William
took both my dogs.
The grass looks quite green.
The snow has mostly dis-
appeared.  [?]
Saturday, April 4, 1868.
  Clear most of A.M. P.M.
cloudy. Ther. about 30[degrees] - 
36[degrees] - 28[degrees]. Rose at
5 A.M. Took breakfast before
I started of milk & cold corned
beef. Heard several Swamp
Sparrows in going around
the Snipe Swamp. Then
into the Heron Swamp. Billy
started a Rabbit without
pointing. Saw the first Night
Heron. Then up towards
Belmont. Started two Green
wng. Teal from Musk Rat Brook
& fired both barrells at them
wounding one. Then Billy
pointed a Snipe & I fired at it.
Shot a Md. Lark flying & Billy
found it. Coming home saw
five Tit Larks. In P.M.
rode up to North Avenue
& father bought me an open
buggy for shooting.