1878 Mt [Mount] Carmel, Illiniois.
April 26, 1878 (Friday) Spent the
entire day in the house working
on our birds. Zon. [Zonotrichia] leucophrys 
is now abundant. They are found
almost exclusively about the
town and in the brush piles
along the woods edges. They sing
freely. Bewicks Wren is a
charming songster. A male
cheers us every day that we
sit at the skinning table, by
pouring forth his notes in the yard
behind the house. His song is
loud clear and very sweet. Its
tone and sweetness remind
me of the Winter Wrens but in
its undulation it closely resembles 
the Song Sparrows.
  The people of Mt. [Mount] Carmel are
hospitable but eminently Western[?]
Their idioms are interesting, "I low" is
frequent; "that" is used for it or them.
"Ho! John", to call attention.
1878 Mt. Carmel Illinois
First trip up White river
April 27 (Saturday) A cloudy, gloomy 
day clearing at sunset. Started early
in Will Ridgeway's skiff & went up
White river alone.
  Took Hel. pina one; D. dom [Dendroica dominica] albilora
two ([male] & [female]); P [Protonotaria] citrea five; O. [Oporornis] formosus
five; My. [Myiodioctes] mitratus two ([male] & [female]); Vireo
gilvus one; Cardinalis one;
Nests Cardinalis [?] one 3 eggs (part)
" [Nests] Turdus mustelinus one 1 " [fresh]
" [Nests] Coccyzus am. [americanus] " [one] building
" [Nests] Protonotaria citrea " [one] 4 eggs (fresh) R. R.
Arrivals Op. [Oporornis] formosus abundant everywhere
I found birds exceedingly numerous &
passed a delightful day enjoying
every moment. Lost my favourite
mareharem hunting pipe in the 
woods near White river. I am now
able to walk a good deal by
going slowly. White river is a broad 
stream with willows growing in many
places. John Ridgeway came for me
at Straws landing about dark.