Saturday, May 23, 1868.
  Cloudy & rained the greater
part of the day. Rose
at 4 A.M. & found R.
Deane waiting for me.
We called Bill & soon
got off in the wagon.
First tied the horse in a
pine grove in Waltham.
I shot three Blk. Poll Warbler's,
an albino Field Sparrow (a male
having a white tail feather),
a female Field Sparrow; R.
Deane found a Field Sparrow's
with 4 fresh eggs. Then went
on to Lexington. Here I shot
a King Bird, a Scarlet Tanager
(male), a Nashville Warbler (female),
a Redstart (female), & a Red
Eyed Vireo, male. Found a
Crows nest with 4 young & brought
two home but they died on the way.
R. Deane saw & fired at a Cape May
War., a Blk. Thrt. Blue Warb, & 4 Turt.
Doves. Saw an Indigo Bird.
In P.M. & evening stuffed the Redstart,
Field Sparrows, Nash. Warb. & a male Blk. Poll.
Sunday, May 24, 1868.
  Cloudy & rained most
of the day. Ther.
about 50[degrees] - 55[degrees] - 
50[degrees]. Attended
church in A.M.
as usual. In P.M.
took a walk with
R. Deane up around
'the pond' & saw a female
Blue Yellow Backed
Warbler.