48 UPTON, MAINE 1873 August 24 - mellow whistle reminding one of the twittering of Progne subis. I also heard the unmistakable cry of the Duck Hawk a day or two since over the woods East of here. Parus hudson. is quite as abundant on C. River as P.atricapillus. August 24. Cloudy, very cool and windy. Spent most of the day in the office talking with Mr. Lampson who arrived last night and will join his friend Fullerton at the "dam" to-morrow. After supper took my boat and caught two half lb. trout near the steam- boat landing. August 25. Clear, cool and a lovely day typical of September or October rather than the present month. After breakfast rode over to the river and started up in the skiff. Took 8 or 9 small birds when by mistake, firing a heavy duck charge, the unexpected- edly heavy shock threw me overboard into the river, gun in hand. I went down to a considerable depth, but managed to rise again and swim ashore with my heavy gun. Among my best birds got two more Rig.satrappa in nestl. plum., a Parus hudsonius and two H. peregrina. I also shot an immature D.striata which occurence shows that the migrations have already commenced. D.tigrina is I think all gone as I was unable to detect any among the multi- tudes of warblers: it is I think the only one yet missing in that family. Parus hudson. I am nearly sure has the ti-derry whistle of P.atricap. and the che dle dee, both in a slightly altered tone. Sphy.varius is getting scarce and have seen only one for a week or more. In P.M. skinned my birds.