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April 2. A spring morning, froze a little but soon thawing. Bluebirds singing & Geese honking. Went hunting in morning, got a Rabbit & 2 Chipmunks, skinned Chipmunks & stuffed Deer skin & set Weasel & Arvicola traps, then wrote on my Hinckley report.
Juncos common, Geese heard all around. Snow going off fast, water running on brook & holes in the ice. Hunted with dogs in evening, found nothing. Warm & cloudy in P.M. Wind S.

" [[Ditto for: April]] 3. A steady warm rain all day & in evening, took off all the snow but some spots. Got a Weasel & a Mink & 2 Arvicolas, Made up skins & wrote some, couldnt do much.
Robins came & are common -

" [[Ditto for: April]] 4 Clear & warm. The rain spoiled my traps, caught but little. Packed some boxes, finished my report & in P.M. went to town - Geese & ducks quite common.

" [[Ditto for: April]] 5 Rained all day. Some new birds, wrote some but couldnt do much.

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Reviewed. Edited ditto markup in line with request from Smithsonian Archives. -@siobhanleachman