Monday, November 23, 1868.
  Clear and a most
beautiful day.
Ther. about 28[degrees] - 
45[degrees] - 30[degrees]. Rose
as usual. After
breakfast fired twice
at my pigeons flying
over and wounded
one of them badly. Then
caught my poorest decoy
and took him up to
'the pond' & Dan & I each
taking a boat let him
out and after firing about
a dozen times at him
I finished him. Then
went over to Smith's
pond but did not see
anything. Got back at 3
P.M. After eating a lunch
took Tiger in my wagon & with
Dan set a trap for a rabbit &
another for a mink in the
pine swamp. Met Ruth as he
was on horseback. In A.M. saw
a Winter Wren & several Gulls on the pond.
Tuesday, November 24, 1868
  Clear and warm
with a Southerly wind.
Ther. about 28[degrees] - 45[degrees] - 
35[degrees]. Rose as usual.
After breakfast had
Tiger harnessed and
set off. Stopped first at
the fields near 'the pond'
& had a "pigeon shoot",
killing six out of eight,
each three. Went to my
traps but found nothing
caught. Heard some Pin. Gros.
Then kept on into Waltham
& started a 'bevy' of about a
dozen Quail. Followed them
up all day & I killed two
only. Fired five shots at them.
Billy made four brilliant
points, & did not run into
a single bird. Dan fired one
shot at a single bird. Saw  a
Gray Squirrel. Got back at
5 P.M.