Friday, May 15, 1868.
  Cloudy all day. Did
not rain much
in A.M. but poured
all the afternoon.
Had a return of
the weak side that
I had last Spring &
was obliged to ride
down to school.
Rode home also.
Saw several Hum.
Birds and watched
a male chasing a 
Chipping Sparrow.
In P.M. rode down
to the Port and bought
twelve hip boxes, six of which
I brought home in my
buggy. Then went
to the Gas House and
got a kettle of tar.
Saw a boat there which
I think of buying.
Jack began to be sick 
to day.
Saturday, May 16, 1868.
  Cloudy. Rained several
times. Ther. about 50[degrees] - 
65[degrees] - 50[degrees]. Rose at
5.30 A.M., R. Deane
waking me by throwing
pebbles against my window.
Immediately rose and took
Tiger in the shooting wagon.
Rode first up into Waltham
where Ruth shot a Rabbit. Then
further on we both shot two
male Prairie Warblers. I shot a male
Pine Creeping Warbler & R. a female
Touhee in the act of building & a Nashville
Warbler. Then into Lexington;
I shot a Roscoes Yellow Throat (male),
Red Eyed Vireo (spoilt him),
two male Gl. Cr. Thrushes (spoilt
one). R. shot a male R. Br. Gros-
beak. Then down through Belmont
shot a male Bittern in "the
Willows". Watched him"pumping"
for some time before I fired. Got back at 12 N.
In P.M. & evening stuffed the two
Prairie Warblers, the Rose Yellow Throat
& the Pine Creeping.