Tuesday, June 2, 1868.
  Saw Red Start building in our linden tree.
Clear and a beautiful
day. Ther. about
60[degrees] - 66[degrees] - 60[degrees].
Rose at 5.30 A.M.
& studied with Theo.
Saw a Conn. Warbler in
our evergreens. After
I got home from school
stuffed the male Whip-
Poor-Will shot yesterday.
R. Deane got home from
Portland this A.M. with
a Mourning Warbler &c.
After dinner went up
to the swamp with Billy.
Found a Vir. Rail's with six
took them, Swamp Sp. with four
took them,  Vir. Rail 9 took them,
Vir. Rail 9 large young in eggs, took
one, Car. Rail 9 took them with
the nest. Billy pointed about
a dozen times at Rails &
also at a nest of young
Robins.
Wednesday, June 3, 1868.
  Clear and a most lovely
day. Ther. about 48[degrees] - 
60[degrees] - 50[degrees].
Rose at 5.30 A.M. and
shaved myself. Then
went up to the Russell's &
studied about an hour.
Went down to Henshaw's
after school and went out
on the marsh with him
to get a Least Sandpiper to stuff
but saw none. Shot a Sharp
Tailed Finch. Got home to
dinner at 3 P.M. Started at
5 P.M. for 'the swamp' with
Jup. Found a Vir. Rail's with
9 fresh, took 4, a Swamp Sp.
with two very handsome eggs,
took them; a Car. Rails with
7, took them; & a My. Yl. Thrts. just
finished. Saw a Wood Duck
& a Coot in the Swamp the
latter of which must  have
had eggs.