Thursday, May 7, 1868.
  Cloudy. Rained most 
of P.M. Ther. about
50[degrees] - 65[degrees] - 50[degrees].
Rose as usual.
After lunch in P.M.
studied about two
hours with Theo.
Then rode down with
him and got some
tar & tin for our boat.
After dinner went
up to 'the pond'. Went
through the Pine Swamp
& saw two Night Herons.
Shot a male Carolina
Rail flushing him
soon after he stopped
singing. At least a dozen
male Soras were singing
in the Snipe Swamp.
Friday, May 8, 1868.
  A.M. cloudy. P.M.
Cloudy. Ther. about
34[degrees] - 40[degrees] - 36[degrees].
Had quite a snow storm
this morning. Rose as
usual and exercised my
dogs. After lunch went
up to Waverly in the shooting
wagon with R. Deane.
First up through the Willows.
Shot a Rabit from the wagon
and a Robin. Ruth shot a
Cat Bird & a Blk & Wh. Creeper.
Then fired several times at Cliff
Swallows & saw a Snipe.
A man accused us of shooting
his ducks. Then around into
Waltham & shot a male Towhee
& a female Warbler unknown
to me. Got home at 7 P.M.
In evening stuffed the
male Rail shot last night.