Wednesday, December 9, 1868.
  Cold & blew a perfect
gale of wind. Ther.
about 20[degrees] - 30[degrees] - 24[degrees].
Rose at 6 A.M. &
went up to the pond.
The gulls did not
however get there until
just as I was leaving
so I did not get any
shots. Got back to
breakfast.  After school
went up to pond.
There were only two
Gulls in, but I quickly
got a shot at one, an adult
female & brought her 
down with a broken wing.
Billy fetched her out of
the water. Then R. Deane
came up, & we went over
to the hotel & saw the
six remaining wood Ducks
In the evening studied at
the Rs' as usual.
Thursday, December 10, 1868.
  Clear but comparatively
still. Ther. about 12[degrees] - 
24[degrees] - 16[degrees]. Rose as
usual. Immeditiatly
after getting back from
school, began on my
Gull, & by eight in 
the evening had him
ready to be set up.
Then went up to the
R's & studied as usual.