Friday, October 30, 1868.
  Clear and cold. Ther.
about 28[degrees] - 40[degrees] - 30[degrees].
Rose at 4.30 A.M.
& went up to 'the pond'.
Pulled around in my
light boat & as nothing 
came in I went over
to the Glacialis. While
there a Ruddy Duck
came on the the pond, &
Ruth got it. After
school went up into
Lexington taking Billy.
At his first point
fired at & missed two
Rf. Grouse & a Rabbit,
all of which came out of
the same bush. Then
Billy found a Woodcock
which I fired at three
times. Got home at
6 P.M.
Saturday, October 31, 1868.
  A.M. clear & cold.
P.M. cloudy & warm.
Ther. about 22[degrees] - 40[degrees] - 50[degrees].
Rose at 4.45 A.M. &
rode up to 'the pond', tying
Tiger at the water works.
Stayed out till 8A.M.
but nothing came in.
Then took Ruth up into
Lex. & Waltham. He shot
a Crow from  the wagon, & I
shot a female Quail on Rock
Meadow. Then over to Hurman's
pond & saw large numbers
of ducks. Fired at a Gr. Wng.
Teal & a Rf. Grouse Saw a 
flock of Snow Bunts, also
Rusties, Fox Colors, Marsh
Hawks & Robins. Got home
at 2 P.M. & shot two Pine
Grosbeaks in the yard.
In P.M. plucked some
ducks for dinner.