1878 Nantucket
Sept. 27 (Friday) Clear and
cold with wind north. Spent
the forenoon in the house skinning
the birds shot yesterday. The
Short tailed Terns all had the
macerated remains of small fishes
in their stomachs. After dinner
Mr. Stephens brought Nelly around
and after driving about town
an hour or more and interviewing
Mr. Coby and Capt. Moores
we drove over to the south
shore and then heading Westward
returned to town by sunset. Upon
the ground where I saw the Curlews
in August we discovered a pair
of Golden Plovers sitting erect and
motionless. We drove up within easy
range & I killed one sitting[,] the 
other escaping thro' a sudden jump
that the horse made as I fired.
I also shot a Cot. [Coturniculus] passerinus. Saw
Pooecetes, and D. [Dendroica] striata in the town.
1878 Nantucket
 Trip to Smith's Point
Sept. 28 (Saturday) Clear and
a glorious day. Got off by 9
A. M. in the wagon and started
for Smiths point. Saw nothing
worth shooting at until we reached
Reedy pond where I shot one
and S. two Meadow Larks. We
drove them into a meadow where
they lay like Quail among the
tall grass. Did not shoot again
until near Eel point where I
killed a Turdus aliciae on the 
edge of the salt marsh. It ran
from the grass like a Sparrow &
I shot it flying. On Smiths
point we found a large flock
of Tit-larks feeding on the burnt
ground. They were very shy &
restless but we shot five. I
also shot a Dend. [Dendroica] castanea
flushing it from the beach grass.
We eat [sic] [ate] our lunch on the
beach inside the point and
Saw three Sterna paradisea [paradisaea]