Thursday, September 10, 1868.
  Cloudy all day.
Rained all of P.M.
Ther. about 60[degrees] - 75[degrees] - 
62[degrees]. Rose at 4 A.M.
but as it was raining
hard I went back to
bed again. After breakfast
picked a basket of plums
and read for several
hours. Then began
on one of the Blue Winged
Teal shot Tuesday.
Henshaw called while
I was stuffing him.
Got through by dinner
time. After dinner read
a while. Then took Billy
and went up to the
swamp. Came upon four
Blue Wings & shot two. Then followed
the others & killed them both but
on coming back found my first
two gone. Coming out just at
dark shot a Wood Duck
flying knocking him all up.
Friday, September 11, 1868.
  Cloudy and rained
several times. Ther.
about 66[degrees] - 85[degrees] - 
80[degrees]. Rose at 5 A.M.
and went shooting.
Went first into the swamp
where I saw about a dozen
Wood Ducks go down.
Searched for them nearly
two hours and at last Billy
got them up but they did not'
come within shot. Then
went over to the pond and
rowed around it  in my new boat.
Fired twice at a Fish Hawk.
Met the Russells & went
up to Spy Pond with them.
Shot a Woodcock in the pine
swamp to Billie's point.
Saw a Wilson's Tern on Spy
Pond. Shot also Virginia Rail
& a Gl. Wng. Woodpecker.
Got back about 2 P.M. After dinner
went up to the railroad
& shot two Night Herons flying.
Fired also at a Wood Duck flying.