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[[underlined]] Houma 

May 7 [[/underlined]] Caught a Neotoma, a Sigmodon and 3 Sitomys. Shot a Megascops. Made up skins and finished my report for Bay St. Louis. 
A warm day.

[[underlined]] May 8 [[/underlined]], Sunday. Found an Opossum in a trap but it had lost most of its hair. saved only the skull. Got 3 Sitomes one is melanotic.

[[underlined]] May 9 [[/underlined]] Caught nothing but Sitomys. Made up a few skins, packed up and went down the Bayo Terre Bonne 9 miles to Rural Retreal, a fine old plantation. Set out a line of traps, skinned a Gray Squirrel and some birds.
The grounds at Rural retreat are full of fine old trees covered with moss and orange trees now full of ripe fruit.
Great quantities of blackberries are ripe all around the fields and in the woods.

[[underlined]] May 10 [[/underlined]] Caught a Sitomys and a Didelphis shot some birds, went out to lake & set Musk Rat traps. Did not accomplish much. A very pleasant day.