Monday, May 25, 1868.
  Cloudy as usual and
rained a number of times.
We are having a remarkably
long spell of dull weather.
Rose as usual. After breakfast
took my wagon & called for J.
Crosswell. We rode first up
to the Willows where I shot
a male Delafields, a female Blue
Yellow Backed Warbler & a Wilson's
Black Cap. Saw a swamp
Sparrow & a Virginia Rail
building. Then up the road
about ½ of a mile & across towards
Lexington. Saw Woodcock
with three young, one of 
which I took. Got back at
about 2 P.M. In P.M. stuffed
the Blue Yl. Back, the female Nashville
(shot Saturday), the Delafield's, & the
young Woodcock. In the evening
stuffed the Red Eyed Vireo (shot Sat)
& saw E. Dodge in reference to
to morrow's excursion.
Tuesday, May 26, 1868.
  Cloudy & rained most of the day.
Rose at 4.30 A.M. and
went shooting with E. Dodge
in the wagon. First tied
the horse on the hill near
the Waltham pine woods & went
into the Woods near 'the Willows'.
Shot a female Chestnut Side,
& a female White Eyed Vireo. Pushed
over a stump & got five eggs from 
it.: shot the male Downy but
spoilt him. Coming back to the
wagon found a Towhee's with two
& saw a Delafield building. Then
further into Waltham. Found
a Field Sparrow's with four fresh.
Then into Lexington. Then down
through the Willows & shot a female
Maryland Yellow Throat. Found
a Swamp Sparrow's with five &
shot the old bird. In the P.M. stuffed
Sc. Tanager & King Bird shot Sat, also
female White Eye & female Chestnut
Sided Warbler.