1878 Mt. Carmel Illinois
Second Trip to Cypress Swamp.
heavy charge of dust shot
- thirty paces, flying, tail shot 
at that. The nest was within
forty yards of a deserted barn.
We spent much time to day
on Cypress pond. It has more 
willow trees than most of the 
other ponds in this swamp and
Prothonoatary Warblers were very 
numerous there but we found
only one nest. There were many
Duck among the water plants
and some of those mysterious 
birds (?) heard on the other ponds
but we could not get a sight at
the latter. Saw several Hooded
Mergansers with young. I found
the Water Thrush's nest by following
up the notes of the males. Both
he and his mate were sitting on
a log near the nest. Took the nestl. [nestling]
Parus from a nest in a willow stub.
five other young, three of them dead.
1878 Mt. Carmel Illinois
May 9 (Thursday) Spent the
day in the house skinning 
birds[.]