50 UPTON, MAINE 1873 August 28 - 30 came flying about us, invisible, of course, but keeping up its querulous cries. August 28. Clear and a perfect day. Spent the forenoon about the house and shot a few young ch.tristes and a y.y. D.tigrina ♀ in the elm tree near the boat landing. After dinner started down river and Barstow went ashore and beat several hours for Snipe, shooting one and a black duck. We saw a flock of four Phalaropus wilsonii which lit a moment in the middle of the river, then passed us at a lightning speed, twisting and doubling: we both fired, but missed. Just at sunset I shot a winter yellow leg. that tried to fly by me. August 29. Clear and warm. After breakfast started up Cambridge river with Capt. Perkins and for the space of three or four hours enjoyed myself to the utmost as we glided silently through the forest shaded stretches of that wild and beautiful little stream. Made very successful shots, killing a wood drake, two pigeons and a fish hawk without missing and on the way down was much pleased at running across a small porcupine which was drinking on the shore. Saw Sciurus aurocapillus, but think S.noveboracensis are nearly, if not all, gone. Emp.flaviventris I heard repeatedly, but have seen no signs of E.traillii. In P.M. skinned the birds shot yesterday. August 30. Clear and warm with South wind. In forenoon Barstow and I pulled down to the mouth of the river and separating, he drove a number of ducks over to me and I fired five shots, getting, however, only one bird, as several of my cartridges missed