Pass. (Middlesex Co.) 1876. Monday Oct. 9 Clear, cold and windy. The mercury fell below the freezing point last night. Started off immediately after breakfast in my buggy with M. Buttrick and drove down to "Hall" when we tied and commenced beating for woodcock. In the Southern side we found not a bird, but in front of Hall's house Laurie "roaded" a woodcock for some distance among the bricks & as it rose I shot and killed it. Afterwards in the thick alders B.'s dog started another cock while I killed as it flew by me at about 10yds. I also find a third shot at a groan and missed it. Saw Croglodytes hyemalis for the first time this fall. B. killed a single woodcock after I left him. Tuesday Oct. 10 Clear and cool with rather high wind. Off after breakfast tying my horn in the lane near the turnpike as usual. Walked all over Hall's, starting them woodcock and killing each at the first rise and with the first barrel. Laurie failed to point any of them but behaved very handsomely on a groan which however I did not get a shot at. He has turned out a very fine stylish ranger, carrying his head high and going at a trotting gallop. Saw for the last time War. Rufus 1; Parula Am 1; Pipilo erythroph. 1; a Minus Cardinatus 1. D. palmarum was abundant anywhere in the fields when they seemed to be restricted at this season.