Monday, April 13, 1868.
  Clear but very windy.
Ther. about 18[degrees] - 
34[degrees] - 28[degrees]. April
has been so far very
cold & disagreeable.
Rose as usual & exercised
the dogs. Walked down
to school with Theo.
After lunch went up
to the R's & studied my
Greek. Then Theo & I
with John Toohie went
up to 'the pond' and got
an old boat of Bruce which
Theo & I are gong to fix
up. In the evening
stuffed my third Woodcock
(male) . Length from tip of
bill to end of tail 11¼ inches.
From tip of bill to end of middle
claw 12½. From tip to tip
18 inches. Saw two White
Bellies in our yard.
[margin]R. Deane shot a Wood Duck & saw a Fish Hawk also Swallows.[/margin]
Tuesday, April 14, 1868.
  Clear and warm with
a South wind. Ther.
about 28[degrees] - 50[degrees] - 
40[degrees]. Rose as usual
and exercised the dogs.
There were numbers of
Swallows around my
boxes this morning.
Studied as soon as I
got back from school.
Then took the musket & Jup.
& went up to the Heron
Swamp. On the way up
through the fields fired twice
at a Snipe. He started twice
down wind. Shot a Robin
which Jup. 'retrieved' very credibly.
In the Her. Swamp fired three
times at Herons (one sitting shot).
Saw a Fish Hawk in full plumage
on the pond! Thought I saw three
ducks light on the pond & went
nearly around it but they were gone.
Got back at 7 P.M.
Stuffed the 4th Woodcock (female, in the evening).