282 1876. Thursday March 30 Emephila & cante Ypswich - March 30-1876 Morning clear. Cloudy in P.M. with very heavy snow squalls and high wind. Took the 5.30 A. M. train for Ypswich with Stone and coming then took a drop of Mr Stone and started down river. Reached the sand hills in a very short time as both wind & tide were fair and landing marched carefully for P. Principle but without success. Then pulled back to Great Neck where we landed and walked over to Eagle hill a distance of about two miles, but no sooner had we got than than it commenced to blow hard so we were glad to seek shelter in the gunning house of W.B. Stone who received us kindly. After the squall had passed we walked back to our boat and started for town against wind & tide. When about half the distance was accomplished it commenced blowing speeding fast and we finally reached town very miserable without having either of us killed a single bird of any description. We saw in all perhaps a dozen Emephila plasters but no snow hunting. The shore birds were reported as very plenty the first of the week & it is probable that the bulk of them have left for the North. Friday March 31 Clear and cool with high wind. Went up on the farm in A.M. & shot 9 cedar birds: 6 were way tipped & 3 of them S.W. The 3 plain birds were all seen. Saw four or five small flocks but all were rather shy. Heard a Carpodacus Singing & saw a flock of his Chry. tinths all in winter pl. Saw two Antiope butterflies for the first time