Tuesday, November 2, 1869.
  Clear and quite pleasant.
Ther. about 30[degrees] - 52[degrees] - 
40[degrees]. Rose about 4.45 A.M.
and went down to the
pond. Nothing came in
during the whole morn-
ing. Heard a Mottled Owl
at sunrise, hooting in the
grove. Then went over to
the pine swamp but saw
nothing. After breakfast
R. Deane called and stayed
an hour or so. Then wrote
till 1 P.M. After lunch
had Tiger harnessed & beat
for rabbits on Well. hill.
Dart started a rabbit which
I shot. Got home by dark.
Corvus Am. still flying
Southward in large
numbers. T. Pallas. still
abundant. Melos Palustris
still abundant.
Wednesday, November 3, 1869.
  Cloudy and threatened
a storm all day.
Ther. about 34[degrees] - 40[degrees] - 
45[degrees]. Rose as usual.
Went up to Maynards
in A.M. and spent
several hours with him.
Took up several skins
including my Ardea
Herodias.
  Spent most of the
P.M. in the house.