Friday, July 10, 1868.
  Clear and quite warm.
Ther. about 70[degrees] - 80[degrees] - 
70[degrees] - [degrees]. Rose
as usual. After
breakfast rode into
Boston in the cars
with Frank. then
went over to Charlestown
& around Bunker Hill
Monument. Had
no view as it was very
misty. Then went down
to the Navy yard and
went over the Ohio.
Saw Hiram the Profile House
chicken killer; saw the
Moniters. Then took a
lunch with father: then
bought a 25 lb bag of No 8, & then
5 lb bags of 4, 2, & 100. Ordered
a shooting coat. Frank took
the 3 P.M. train for home.
Went up to Lex in P.M. with
Henshaw and got the Marsh
Wren's nest  found two weeks
ago. It was finished but was empty.
Saturday, July 11, 1868.
  Clear but very warm.
Ther. about 75[degrees] - 85[degrees] - 75[degrees].
Awoke at 4 A.M. intending
to go shooting but fell
asleep again. Got up
at 7 A.M. & taking
breakfast immediately
started shooting taking
Billy. First down
the lane, shot a Red Wing.
Then around 'the pond'
to Tudor's, shot a Cedar Bird
& St. Sandp. both flying. Then
into Pine Swamp, fired
twice at Woodcock, third
shot killed him; old bird.
Then shot two more also
on the wing, one of which was
a young & the other an old bird.
Billy pointed the  last & retrieved
them all. Got back at 1 P.M.
Took a bath. In P.M. rode over
to see Mr. Barnes with Ruth but
he was not at home.