Thursday, November 5, 1868.
  Cloudy & rained
most of P.M.
Ther. about 40[degrees] - 50[degrees] - 
38[degrees]. Rose as usual.
Walked down to school
with the boys.
Refrained from whispering
& accordingly got
dismissed an hour
early. After having
lunch went up to
'the pond' with Theo.
Pulled across in my
small boat and then
as it began to rain, got
under the shelter of
an ice house, & stayed there
with Theo over an hour.
Then went over to Smith's
pond but saw nothing.
Studied in evening. The
Sparrows exceedingly
numerous. Saw another
Pine Grosbeak in  our
yard.
Friday, November 6, 1868.
Clear & a lovely day.
Ther. about 38[degrees] - 50[degrees] - 40[degrees].
Rose at 5 A.M. & went
up to "the pond'. Pulled
about all the morning
in my small boat but
did not see a duck of
any description. Coming
home shot a Hairy
Woodpecker & saw a flock
of six or seven White Winged
& Common Crossbills
of both sexes. After school
had lunch. Then took
Dart, & rode up to Sherman's
pond with Tiger. Set
out a wooden Teal for
to morrow morning.
Then crept on to two Green
Wings & after missing the sitting
shot, killed a young male flying
off. Dart fetched him in.
On the way up fired a splendid
shot at a Red Tailed Hawk
from the wagon. The teal
[margin] made several very [?] noises.[/margin].