Friday, October 2, 1868.
  Cloudy & rain most of
the A.M.
Ther. 50[degrees] 62 50
Rose at 4.45 a.m. &
went up to the pond.
took my smallest
Boat & shot a Black
Duck flying firing
both barrels at
him at once.
Saw a number
of the same kind
in the P.M. went up
to the pond & put
Rowlocks into the
small boat.
Saturday, October 3, 1868.
  Cloudy & rain all
the A.M.
Ther. 50[degrees] 60[degrees] - 50[degrees].
rose at 3.30 & went up
to the pond in the rain
decoyed seven black duck
nearly in when they were
started by a boat and flew
over us, Ruth bringing down
one, which he could not find
then chased a Scoter about
the pond for some time.
Coming home shot a king-fisher
with a heavy charge thereby
hurting my hand badly.
got home at 9.30 A.M.
wet through. After which
stuffed my black duck
shot yesterday. In P.M.
went up to the pond with
R. Deane and saw the Scoter
again. A Loon seen on
the pond to day.