Friday, September 3, 1869.
  A.M. cloudy. P.M.
Clear Ther. about 60[degrees] - 
65[degrees] - 60[degrees].
Rose as usual. Spent
the morning in pasting
prices into my scrap
book. At 8 P.M. Mr.
Maynard called, and
spent the afternoon
in looking over my
birds. I gave him
about twenty of my
N. H. skins (see mem-
oranda) and he also
took my white hawk
to identify for me.
At 6 P.M. I took him
home in my buggy
and made an appoint-
ment for next Wednesday.
Tyrannus Carolinens, heard
one. Agelaius Phoeniceus,
saw an immense flock
going to roost in a swamp.
Saturday, September 4, 1869.
  Clear and pleasant.
Ther. about 60[degrees] - 70[degrees] - 
65[degrees]. Rose at 4.30 A.M.
& harnessing Tiger, rode
up to Shermans pond.
Killed a Wood Duck that
was asleep on a board
and another on the
wing, both young birds.
Got back at about 
10 A.M.
After eatng dinner took
the 1.30 P.M. train for
Boston and afterwards
the 4.30 P.M. train
for Newport with
mother and Clara
and arrived there at
7.30.
Put up at the Ocean
House and spent the
evening watching the
gayetie of a "Hop" which
took place therein.