Wednesday, May 27, 1868.
  First part of A.M. cloudy
& misty. Cleared off at
about 10 A.M.
Ther. about 50[degrees] - 70
65[degrees]. Rose as usual.
Trained the dogs for about
an hour. Then took my
blow gun & spent several
hours in the garden firing
at small birds. At last
shot a female Warbling Vireo.
Then stuffed the female
Maryland Yellow Thrt. shot
yesterday and skinned
a White Eyed Vireo (female
shot yesterday). In P.M.
rode up to the Md. Lark's
nest in Waverly with Ruth
& got him eggs of which I had
three. Then rode down to
arrange about Henshaw's
going egging to morrow.
In evening attended theatricals
at the Wyman's and was
introduced to Miss Parker.
Thursday, May 28, 1868.
  First part of A.M. cloudy.
Rest of day clear & beautiful.
Rose at 5 A.M. & found H. Henshaw
waiting for me. Had Tiger
harnessed and rode over to
Stoneham. First found a Blue
Jay's with five rather fresh eggs.
Then shot a male Indigo Finch.
Then went up a high rocky
hill & shot a Night Hawk flying.
Saw a pair of Whip Poor Wills
& fired at one. Got a number of 
violets. Then down to the shore
of Spot Pond & found a Wood
Thrush's built in a pine tree &
containing three eggs, then a Hum.
Birds newly finished, then at a
Cooper's Hawk's with five about
five days old, the bird flew off when
we got under the tree. Then shot a Blk.
Th. Green, a male Chest. Side, &
another Night Hawk. Coming back
through Wobern got home at 2 P.M.
In P.M. stuffed the Indigo Bird
& Warbling Vireo.
