Dec. 1-1874 Dec. 1 Clear and still but very cold. Waid out to the East at dawn and a slight fall of snow in the evening Off after breakfast driving up to the family mill pond when I tied my horse. I spent the forenoon fishing about among the cedar woods in the vicinity but had very poor luck getting only 2 birds an inn. Grobsck & P. Polus Purbesens for mounting, could have shot members of the former but was looking for the adults and them I could not find. Heard Curr. am and saw then 3 or four Turdus migr also a large flock of Geese and literally swarms of Bregulus Satripa. Started a grove off the wall as I was driving from through Prospect St. Dec. 3 Clear and mild, Started off after breakfast taking old Dart, and drove up to Mayners when I tied my horse and started out with N. to hunt up a bag of quail which he had seen on the farm. The old dog soon snuck thin trail "barked" them out into an open box meadow when he finally pulled up stiff away from cranberry vines. We both got into position and as the birds rose, each made a chance double starting all four birds, three of those remaining lit in the open meadow after passing through Strawberries and two of them with another flushed in the thicks were soon added to the bag only one