Tuesday, May 5, 1868.
  Clear and a pleasant day.
We had no school to day,
as it was Coll. exhibition.
Ther. about 50[degrees] - 70[degrees] - 60[degrees].
Rose at 4 A.M. and went
shooting into the Snipe
Swamp. Shot two Vir.
Rails (one flying) and
a female Sora. Met
Rodgers in the swamp
& hunted with him
for some time. He
shot a Vir. Rail.
Billy pointed two
Rails. Got back at 9 A.M.
Then up to Waverly in shooting
wagon with Henshaw. Saw during
the day Towhees, Br. Thrushes,
Ch. Sid. Warb, Nash. War.
Blk. Th. Green War. Water
Thrush & House Wren.
in evening stuffed a sing.
Swamp Sp. shot this A.M.
& the Rail.
Wednesday, May 6, 1868.
  Clear and a pleasant
day. Ther. about 50[degrees] - 
60[degrees] - 45[degrees]. Rose as
usual and exercised my
dogs. After lunch studied
at the R's as usual.
Then at 3 P.M. took
Billy and went shooting
with R. Deane. First half
around 'the pond'. Fired
at a Kingfisher. Then
fired at a Cliff Swallow.
Then shot a Chipping
Sparrow with one white
tail feather. Then R. Deane
shot a Chimney & Brown
Swallow. Came home
around 'the pond'.
R. Deane shot a male
Blue Yellow Backed Warbler.
In evening finished the
Rail stuffed last night &
stuffed the Chippy.