95 UPTON, MAINE 1874 I offered 50¢ to any one who would get it for me and catch the boat on its return from the Inlet. Fred Flint volunteered to try it: we left him. At the Inlet Barstow left us for the dam. Coming down lake we took Flint aboard: he had not found the hawk, but saw it or another one fly off at his approach. Off B. point we ran up quite close to a flock of 15 Pelionetta perspicillata. Also saw a Columbus septentrionalis and two Cal. arenaria all of which were probably driven inland by the heavy Northeaster which is now prevailing. Reached the Lake house by dark and felt as if I had got home once more. Small birds of all kinds were very scarce on the Megalloway and we saw absolutely nothing worth shooting at. Ducks do not seem to be getting any more numerous on the lake as the season advances. September 18. Cloudy and rained hard all day. Wind N.E. and very cold. Spent nearly the whole day in packing our birds and etc. In the P.M. Godwin took 8 half pound trout in the river and S. caught 2. September 19. Cloudy with thick fog all day. Left the lake at 5:35 this morning on the stage, Clark driving as usual. P. and S. both accompanied me. At Brook's tavern where we stopped a few moments I heard a Hylatomus pilcatus and in Newcry we passed a partridge sitting in a poplar sapling so near the stage that I was almost tempted to grasp at her with my hand. As we neared Bethel one of the horses which had for some time shown signs of weariness, gave out completely and after staggering on for a few rods drawing his companions from one side of the road to the other, he stopped leaning heavily against the side of a bridge