Wednesday, August 19, 1868.
  Clear and warm but
very windy. Ther. about
70[degrees] - 75[degrees] - 70[degrees]. Rose
at 4 A.M. and with
Dan & Ruth went shooting.
Put out our decoys on
the point. Soon a flock
of about fifteen Turnstones
came along & hovering over
our decoy. We each got a male.
Dan shot a Snipe (Red Breast)
as it was hovering over the decoy.
Shot also a number of Peeps
In A.M. we stuffed each our
Turnstone & R. a Least sandp.
Took a bath. Surf fearful &
water rather cold. After
dinner went along the
beach with Ruth. He shot two
Piping Plover at a shot & fired at
some Turnstones. Saw numbers
of Bonaparte's Gulls. Came back
& went over to Eel pond. Mr.
Nash warned us to leave.
Went to bed at 9.30 P.M.
Thursday, August 20, 1868.
  Cloudy & rained most
of P.M. Ther. about
60[degrees] - 70[degrees] - 70[degrees].
Rose at 4.30 A.M.
& went over to the pond.
Mr. Dexter took father's
gun & went with us.
I shot three Yl. Legs (two
flying). Dan shot several
Yl. Legs and then Tringa maculata
Sandp. Came back along
the beach & saw a [?]
H Plover & a Bonaparte's Gull.
Bathed as usual. Water
very cold. After dinner
went over to the Eel pond
with Mr. D. & got a  Yl. Legs
on the other side. He shot a
Yl. Legs & another unknown
Sandpiper Hic. himantopus both wing broken.
Saw a Long Billed Curlew.