45 UPTON, MAINE 1873 August 14 - 17 August 14. Cloudy and cool. East wind. After breakfast rode over to the landing and went up C. river with Barstow. He shot a young wood duck (flapper),and I, eight small birds, the best two nestl. H. ruficapilla, do. Regulus sat. (the crown plain), a D.pennsylvanica (2nd plum.) and a D.castanea. August 14. Saw woodcock "boring" all up along the river and they must be quite plenty there. Parus hudsonius was quite abundant and very noisy. The birds were for the most part in immense flocks or companies of several hundreds, warblers, sparrows, creepers, woodpeckers and etc., all keeping along through the woods chirping, chattering and occasionally a young male practising up on his next season's song. August 15. Cloudy and rained at intervals. In A. M. went down river with Perkins and shot seven times at kingfishers with my rifle but did not kill a bird, though I brought one down to the water. In P.M. skinned the birds shot yesterday. August 16. A.M. rainy. P.M. clear. Took the steamboat for Me- galloway this morning and arrived there at 2. On the way shot a Buteo pennsylvanicus in im.plum. and a "whistler", both fly- ing. In the evening went up to the mouth of the Diamond and took 3 trout, one 5/4 lb. Saw a Pod.podiceps at Errol. August 17. (Sunday) Clear and a most lovely day. In P. M. drove up to the mouth of Diamond stream, fished 3 hours and took 5 small trout. Fired both barrels at a black duck and hit him very hard. Saw a Guiraca Ludoviciana in im. plum. and