Wednesday, May 13, 1868.
  Cloudy all day.
Began to rain at 3 P.M.
and rained the rest
of the day and
evening. Ther. about
45[degrees] - 50[degrees] - 50[degrees].
Rose at 5.30 A.M.
and studied my
Greek with Theo.
Read for about an
hour after getting back
from school. In P.M.
practised with my
blow gun and fixed
some of my birds.
In evening, stuffed
the male Wood Thrush
shot Saturday.
Thursday, May 14, 1868.
  A.M. cloudy. P.M.
clear. Ther. about 45[degrees] - 
70[degrees] - 60[degrees]. Rose as
usual and exercised
the dogs. Attended school
as usual. After lunch
took Tiger and had a
horseback ride through
Belmont, Waverly,
Lexington & Waltham.
Saw numbers of Bal. Orioles
& watched a Prairie Warbler
for some time. Heard
a Bittern in the Lex
willows. Dug open
a fresh Downy Woodpecker's
hole but it contained
nothing. Saw a Woodchuck.
Got back at 6.30 P.M.
Then Farrar came in
and spent about an hour
with me. Put up a
bird box.