Monday, April 27, 1868.
  Cloudy all day. Began
to rain at 2 P.M. & rained
hard the rest of the day.
Ther. about 32[degrees] - 40
40[degrees] - 36[degrees]. Rose as
usual & exercised the dogs.
Studied at Theo's as soon
as I got back from school.
After lunch went shooting
with R. Deane. First around
by 'the pond', Ruth shot a male
Kingfisher which Billy
brought out of the water.
Then into swamp back of
Black's and Billy started
seven Quail without pointing
them, then found Crow's nest 
with three fresh eggs.; then
\hot male Gl. Cr. Wren.
Then shot a female Wood
Duck & Ruth wounded the
male. Coming down
by the swamp saw a
Snipe flying.
Tuesday, April 28, 1868.
  Clear and a beautiful
day. Ther. about 38[degrees] - 
56[degrees] - 40[degrees].
Rose as usual. Walked 
down to school with J.
Russell. When I got
back from school had
lunch: then went up
to the Russell's and
studied my Greek. Then
took the shooting wagon
and went up to a Crow's
nest in Waverly.
R. Deane shot one of the old
birds on the wing. Then
I climbed the tree & brought
down the eggs, three in
number. Ruth could not
find his Crow. Coming
home got very near a Sharp
Shin Hawk. Got back at
5.30 P.M. In evening
stuffed the Wood Duck.