1878 Nantucket
Aug. [August] 13. Tuesday. Had our
team after breakfast and drove
one to the bathing beach where
C. [Carry] and I took a bath.
In the afternoon drove one
to the South Shore taking our
tea with us and eating it
upon the beach. A pair of
Sterna frenata that were flying
overhead spied "Puck" and
swooped down on his head
a number of times making
a great outcry. The moors
were very beautiful. A kind 
of moss that closely resembles
Scotch heather grows everywhere
and a little yellow aster is prom-
inent among the wild flowers.
Near the beach or wherever the
soil is very sandy yellow
primroses grow and blossom.
The beach golden rod is abundant.
there too, but not in bloom yet.
1878 Nantucket
Siaconset - Short eared Owls
Aug. 14. Wednesday. Clear and
cool. C. [Carry] & I bathed in the forenoon.
Starting early in the P.M. with
Lizzy, we drove over to Siasconset
where we took tea on the cliffs
and returned by moonlight. On
the way we saw a Short eared Owl
hunting in broad daylight (4 P.M.)
On our return started four
out of the road in traversing 
not over a mile of ground. 
One of these was very white
looking as much so as a Snowy
Owl. They were all very tame
permitting a near approach. 
Saw also Har. [Harporhynchus] rufus and 
a Coccyzus. Yellow winged 
Sparrows were exceptionally 
numerous. Large plantations
of pines occur at frequent
intervals along the road. In 
many places whole acres of
them are dead or dying. Reached 
home by 9 P.M.