70 UPTON, MAINE 1874 paddle down river and enjoyed a fine sunset. Everything is as yet green and summer like in the woods, but the autumn is close at hand. August 11. Clear and very hot. Charles Barstow and George Lombard came last night. After breakfast seeing a bird flapping its wings on a strip of meadow below the house as though unable to rise S. and myself paddled down and found a Pandion eating a large fish which he carried off with the utmost difficulty up- on our approach. In P.M. we three (S. & B.) started out to try for cock but failed to find a bird. We saw, however, several pigeons back of Peasley's which B. and myself fired a shot each at without success. I shot a fine G.philadelphia in full fall plumage, but unfortunately I cut it up so badly that it was worthless. We also shot two young Geothlypis,nestlings it may be of Phil. which puzzled me completely. They were unlike tri- chas being darker about the head and rather larger. A ♀ tri- chas was, however, chirping apprehensively near the spot and I heard one of the young utter the characteristic tshay of that species: still I am inclined to the belief that they may be Philadelphia. August 12. Clear and the hottest day of the season here. Ther. 90 at noon. After breakfast Stone, Lombard and self started down river in Lancaster's sail boat and spent the day on the lake going around "300 acre" island and as far up as Metalluc is. Saw several fish hawkes two loons and a few ducks. Did not shoot a single bird, though we tried a few shots at the loons with our rifles. On the way down seeing a large bird light on