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F 146 William Brester Journals of Lake Mimbayog and Weyton, Mass. Riv S. C. Dexter Groveland, Mass.

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UPTON, MAINE 1871 The town of Upton is situated at the foot of Lake Umbagog and consists of a few scattered houses only. The adjacent country which we made our collecting ground is one vast valley with sloping hills on every side towering into mountains in the distance. To the South about a dozen miles is a range of lofty mountains which apparently forms the limit of the range of many species of birds and mammals. Sceirus Carolinenis, for instance, is said to be seldom taken North of this range and Pyranga rubra rarely strays beyond it; through this the road passes by a narrow gorge with "Saddleback" mountain on the right, and a decided change of fauna is immediately per- ceptible; Dol. orizivorus becomes very scarce and Cyanospiza Cyanea quite disappears: De. maculosa is quite abundant all the way up although we did not detect it at Bethel the start- ing point of our stage ride. At that place we found T.Suain- soni, S.noveboracensis, L.albicollis, T.fuscescens, P.savanna, my.canadensis, G.trichas, D.Pennsylvanica, D.aestiva and many other species abundant and settled for the season. D.Black- burniae was numerous in the blossoming apple trees, but appar- extly migrating. D.striata was also common and we took one of E.flaviventris, but were unable to detect D.castanea. Icterus baltimore and V.gilvus common here, we saw no further up the valley. E.Trailli commenced a few miles to the North and was heard as far as the Poplar Tavern at Newcry where we secured two June 10th. Why it did not occur at the Lake I do not un- derstand as the alder runs its favorite resort were there abun- dant.

jned. - two June JOI and why did I do not on the Lake Tawas as the popular Tavern at Newberry where we secured valley. E. Trailiff III was a honeymoon gift to us and North end of the Lake. V ansified the further on was on were here. And common arrival. We had come to were there. E. coastales I ,airline travel. E and jud were ed in the D. saturday of foot so we had no need for it. - tree and see the beautiful view of the lake from our room. - Black D. and other special events and activities for the season. D. H. Black. Pennsylvania D. and friends D. friends. ,amusing. P. encouraging. T. ,unusual. T. was a first for me. And I had to go on my own. - Jane and Ed were in the hotel. The trip was not difficult at all but we did have some problems with the car. We had to stop at a gas station to get more fuel. It was quite a bit of trouble but we made it in the end. Dol: ; edifice became very common for us. And I was able to enjoy it. - The trip was not difficult at all but we did have some problems with the car. We had to stop at a gas station to get more fuel. It was quite a bit of trouble but we made it in the end. Dol: ; edifice became very common for us. And I was able to enjoy it. - The trip was not difficult at all but we did have some problems with the car. We had to stop at a gas station to get more fuel. It was quite a bit of trouble but we made it in the end.

2 UPTON, MAINE 1871 The country at Upton was for the most part covered by the primeval forest: this on high ground consisted of a growth of noble spruce trees interspersed with beech and white birch with occasionally poplars and maples. Swamps covered with a growth of white cedar were also frequent and in a few localities a second growth of firs and larch the favorite resort of Peris. tigrina and Hel. prigrina. The immense tracts of second growth birch so striking a feature in the scenery about the Forks of the Kennebec, were here altogether wanting. Springs of ice cold water were everywhere to be found in the woods but the water of the streams and lakes all, that yellow cast, common to flowing water in Maine, and so different from the cristal clearness of the White mountain rivers. The shores of the lake have been periodically flowed for many years by dams at the different outlets, and the trees killed by an excess of water standing in immense forests of bare naked "stubs" present a most curious and unique appearance and furnish a nesting home to multitudes of Hir. bicolor which breed in the deserted Woodpecker holes and natural cavities. Several species of Ducks also breed in the "stubs" as well as Quis. versicolor. The following is a list of the species we observed.

3 UPTON, MAINE 1871 May 30 to June 10 Accipiter fuscus, saw a few flying. 1. Pandion Carolinensis, saw several pairs. The nest was taken with young by J. G. Rich a few years since. 2. Bubo Virginianus, found a deserted nest with four eggs in an overturned "stub" in the forest with four eggs. 3. Surnia ulula, has been taken by Mr. Rich. 4. Coccyzus erythropthalmus, saw a single bird in the very depths of a large tract of forest: it was probably a mere straggler from the open country. 5. Picus villosus, found it rather common breeding. 6. Picus pubescens, common breeding; more partial to the flooded forest than the other Woodpeckers. 7. Picoides hirsutus, took a single specimen May 31st. It was very tame and the only note I heard was a single call exceed- ingly like that of P.pubescens, though uttered in a different tone. 8. Sphyrapicus varius, common everywhere and breeding. Took a nest with three fresh eggs, (June 10th) in a tall stub in the flooded forest. The hole was small for the size of the bird and was drilled in horizontally at least three inches be- fore it began to turn downwards or enlarge; its perpendicular depth was perhaps six inches. These birds were found every- where but were most partial to the mixed woods and fed almost exclusively on the birch trees. Their notes were a harsh jay like, snarling cry, and a loud prolonged singular note unlike that of any other bird. They were also famous for their tap-

2 1841 May 30 to June 10 of sand of OS YAY [illegible] . [illegible] Pandion Grolinaria was severely pained. The nest saw . [illegible] taken with young by 2 Rich a few years since. . [illegible] found a bunch, surrounded with four eggs in . [illegible] returned me "cuts" in the forest with three eggs. . [illegible] was taken by Mr. Rich. . [illegible] Gooseberries were seen a single bird and it very was probably of forest: it was 10 yards or a tree's depth strangers from the open country. 2. [illegible] found it rather common preceding, 3. [illegible] more partial to the .7. [illegible] Picodas ashioli took a single specimen May 21st it was - beeoxe ifso eifnis a saw breen I edon ylni edit bnz emst vry insefitib a ni bereftu dnuof, amasedup. To that of P.pubescent like they did. come. 8. [illegible] Spbavaparypags common everywhere preceding. [illegible] the to the size of the - ed sednsi eersu tseal ta yliejnosirou ni beffith saw bus budi tainolneqeq adl ;egslns to abrawmoh nrt ot naged ti ore i- -yrve dnuof were abrid saeT .aedomi xie sqareaq saw djph jsomfa bel bus aboow dexim edit of laktreq jsom jnd ereu where yej, derad a erew seton their .aeert droh trees no vievixisex like ejon rafynis begnoforq bnoi a bu ,yro galfnes ,elil -pat rlaet rof esna' oaf ewe yreT .bld redi yu to that of any other bird.

4 UPTON, MAINE 1871 ping calls on the trunks of trees, which were auditable at a great distance in still weather: both sexes incubate. 9. Hylotomus pilcatus, said to be frequent though we did not see it. 10. Melanerpes erythrocephalus, took a fine female May 30; was probably a mere straggler. 11. Colaptes auratus, quite scarce; breeds 12. Trochilus colubris, quite frequent; breeds 13. Chaetura pelagia, common: do not think that it breeds in hollow trees as we found none away from the settlement. 14. Antrostomus vociferus, a single male sang every night near the hotel: is said to occur everywhere in the woods. 15. Chordeiles popetue, quite common breeding. The females for three nights (June 4th, 5th and 6th) when about to deposit their eggs, came in large numbers to a small patch of cultivated ground in front of the hotel where they moved about in the dusk with a strange awkward sidling motion, apparently picking up the fresh earth. So tame were they that if one was shot the others paid no attention, but continued feeding. The males kept high up in the air occasionally swooping down and uttering their strange cooing note. 16. Ceryle alcyon, freqent on the lake, a ♀ taken June 10 had not commenced to lay. 17. Tyrannus Carolinensis, rather scarce, saw them occasionally on the lake among the "stubs". 18. Sayornis fuscus, saw a few males.

5 UPTON, MAINE 1871 19. Contopus borealis, quite numerous; affected the edges of the clearings and hilly pastures where they perched Hawk like on the very tops of the highest "stubs": never saw them in the flooded forests, though they were the favorite resort of T.Carolinensis. 20. Contopus virens, saw but very few, these in the depths of the forest. 21. Empidonax traillii, probably occurs though we did not detect it here: found it quite frequent, however, at Newcry, some twelve miles down on the stage road where we took several spe- cimens. Its favorite resort here as at Gorham, N.H. were the alder thickets along the borders of small "rivers" and streams. All that we saw were perched on the tops of tall trees over their dense retreats, and singing vigorously in the full blaze of the noonday sun: their note was a single Ke wing uttered in a harsh peevish tone at an interval of about thirty seconds, and varied occasionally to Ke wink or Ke winch. At each utter- ance the head was thrown upward with a sudden jerk. They were easily approached and apparently not nearly so restless as most of the Flycatchers. 22. E.minimus, very common; most partial to the swampy thickets near the lake though found everywhere through the woods. 23. E.flaviventris, found only in the cedar swamps where it was not uncommon. Took five specimens during our stay which were all we saw. Found them quite tame and unsuspicous keeping al- ways however in the deepest gloomiest shade, and occasionally

1871 of seige and defeated; numerous ships, suffered enormous. If the clearings and hills were where services were performed Hawk Like it meant was never: "abuts" touched the very top of the highest on the floored forest, through they were the favorite resort of. T.Carpenters. of ashed and in erect, we very few saw, many sundry .So Gondoliers the forest. tested for did we throughout occurred properly, "Hill" xanobigim .Si emos, yollow ja, reworked, imperishable found it here: if here: -ers Iarvees look on where back eyes and no mowd milis evewt evidenced were at Gotham, N.H., its favorite resort here as of .amares. .rever" llama to borders along the chickens while .smares bna "revit" revo asee itaj lo spot and no bedrock saw was ow jadt IIA said llu't and ni ylanorogiv zizigis bna, stzertez saned their bedettu gnin eK efgnis a saw ejon riedt : nue yabnoon edt of the noodgaby sau: ,ebnoces v'irht tnode lo lavretah na ja tome haliveq hazer a ni -terju hose ja A .kewih ek ro winik eK ot yllanojessoo beifav bna erev yethT .kret nebdnu a with brewqu mworit saw head the once as asseifser os v'fren ton y'jnervqpa bna bedemorppa yliss .earedojsylI edt taom of the Flivverfoch. ejekorty vqwews and ot laijeq taom :nommooyrev ,aminim, E .SS .abow edt nowhere through found though lake near the asw it evere sqnawa nabes and ni y'no dwol, .sinemiviali, E .SS erev nofrw yats wo gnixub snemtoeqs evil koot .nommoon ton -la gniquei avoloqpanuy bna emat edinup medit hnowP ,was ew IIA y'Ilanojessoo bna, ebads jseimoolg tseeqed and ni rework ayas

6 UPTON, MAINE 1871 uttering their mournful monotonous pe e e. Mr. Maynard also heard another note, kil-link, which he describes as uttered in a grave, measured tone: he found both sexes singing in this peculiar manner. All noises such as the crashing of branches or the report of a gun seems more to excite than alarm them and on such occasions they will frequently alight close by as if impelled by curiosity. 24. Turdus pallasi. Found them rather common breeding. First nest placed on the top of a mossy log contained three fresh eggs June 2. The next found June 3rd was sunk in a mossy hillock and contained three eggs quite far advanced. Another with three newly hatched young was examined June 9th. Found everywhere in the woods though not so abundant as T.Swainsoni. 25. Turdus fuscescens. Quite rare: saw and heard it occasion- ally in swampy localities: at Bethel it was much more common. 26. Turdus Swainsoni. Common everywhere in the woods: Shot it on several occasions while in the act of singing: were un- able to detect any difference between its song and that of T.pallasi. Found number of nests. They were usually built about breast high in some small spruce or fir but we occasion- ally found them higher up on the horizontal branch of some of the larger trees. A nest June 9th contained two fresh eggs. We found them quite tame and all the specimens that we took (some dozen or more) were strongly marked typical Swainsoni. 27. Turdus migratorius. Frequent in the clearings. Found nests with eggs upon our first arrival.

7 UPTON, MAINE 1871 28. Sialia sialis. Occurs sparingly in the clearing where it breeds in the Martin boxes and hollow "stubs". 29. Regulus satrapa. Affects the cedar swamps and fir thickets where it is quite common, and breed. Took a female June 6th that had evidently been incubating some time but was unable to discover the nest. The males had a simple warbling song slightly resembling that of D.Blackburniae. 30. Parula Americana. Frequent: affects the tops of the beech and birch trees. 31. Geothlypis trichas. Found sparingly in the clearings. 32. Geothlypis Philadelphia. Rather common, its favorite resorts are the edges of the woods and small clearings grown up to bushes. On the stage road down we heard no less than seven males singing in the course of a ride of as many miles. The males, unlike G.trichas, which it otherwise greatly resembles in habits, always sings from the projecting branch of some dead "stub" at the height of about twenty or thirty feet: out of a dozen or more observed, there were no exceptions to this rule: the song is extremely beautiful; resembling somewhat that of S.noveboracensis, which however it much surpasses, it commences with two high notes and ends in a most exquisite warble with a falling inflection to the end, altogether excell- ing that of any bird in the region it inhabits. Its ordinary chirp is precisely like that of G.trichas but it has also a shrill petulant chirping note never heard from that bird. 33. Helminthophaga ruficapill. Quite rare: it is here almost

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8 UPTON, MAINE 1871 entirely replaced by its prototype H.perigrina. 34. Helminthrophaga perigrina. Very common, found everywhere in the woods, but especially partial to cedar swamps and thick-ets of tall firs: kept always high up in the tree tops and was very restless, frequently taking long flights. Sang at all times of the day: its note was very like that of H.ruficapilla but more prolonged shrill and rapid and frequently it would re-peal it a number of times in succession without the slightest pause until it seemed wonderful that the bird could take breath: it had also a habit of singing on wing especially just as it was coming down from a long flight. The female had a sharp chirp precisely like that of H.ruficapilla: they usually kept rather nearer the ground than the males, where they undoubtedly bred: shot a female June 7th that had commenced incubation and others previously that had laid all but one or two eggs: were not fortunate enough however to find the nest. 35. Sierus aurocapillus. Found sparingly in the woods. 36. Sierus noveboracensis. Rather scarce: heard them occa-sionally in the swampy thickets. 37. Dendroica virens, Not common in the woods. 38. D.caerulescens. Rather scarce in the heavy timber. 39. D.coronata. Quite common in the fir thickets. Found it breeding in an old pasture grown up to small firs. Three nests found June 8th and 9th were built about breast high in a fir savin and contained four eggs each, all far advanced towards incubation. The nests were all quite large, deeply hollowed and lined principally with feather.

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9 UPTON, MAINE 1871 40. D. Blackburniae. Common. Affected the mixed woods where both sexes kept always in the tops of the highest beech and birch trees. A female taken June 9th showed no signs of approaching incubation and they probably breed very late. The song of the male was short and unmusical ending in a high trill This Warbler though abundant was scarce in comparison with D.castanea, maculosa and tigrina. 41. D.castanea. Extremely abundant, in fact the most so of any bird in the region. Affected principally the mixed woods, though found everywhere except in some of the cedar swamps. Kept always in the very tops of the highest spruce trees, and would frequently sing fifteen minutes or more in one place with- out apparently moving or exposing itself to view, and was ac- cordingly a very hard bird to shoot. Slow and sluggish in all its motions like D.striata, it was never found encased in fat like that bird. We very seldom saw them in any of the decidu- ous trees. Their song was a shrill feeble sheeping note, re- peated three or four times and varying considerably in different individuals, sometimes scarcely distinguishable from the ze-ze- ze of Regulus satrapa, at others more musical and warbling like that of S.ruticilla. Their nests of which we found several, were very large and bulky and scarcely distinguishable from that of Car.purpureus. All were built in spruce trees on hori- zontal boughs near the extremity, at the height of about twenty feet: one taken June contained two, another June 9th tree fresh eggs.

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10 UPTON, MAINE 1871 42. D. Pennsylvanica. Occurs quite plentifully all the way up the valley. It is not at all scarce at Upton in the clearings along the edge of the woods. 43. D. striata. Took a female the first morning, Mary 31st, probably a straggler from the migration as we did not see it afterward, though Verril gives it as "very common at the Um. lakes bredding". Found them quite abundant at Bethel May 30th in the apple orchards. 44. D.maculosa. Common everywhere especially along the wood paths and edges of clearings. Kept always low down in the branches when in the woods. One nest found June 8th and two others June 9th were all built about breast high in a small fir and contained each four freash eggs. 45. D.tigrina. Very common everywhere but especially in the thickets of tall firs. Song precisely like D.castanea and habits very similar, but rather more active, keeping always near the tops of the highest trees and occasionally launching out after a passing insect. They also had a habit of sitting perfectly motionless on the topmost pinnocle of some enormous spruce or fir for ten or fifteen minutes at a time and singing at regular intervals: at such time they were extremely hard to see, and when shot were almost certain to lodge on the spreading branches. The females,like the opposite sex, always kept high up in the trees: we took several that were about to lay and one shot June 9th had evidently deposited all but her last egg.

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11 UPTON, MAINE 1871 (We were unable to detect either D.aestiva, D.pinus or D.pal- marum.) 46. My. Canadensis. Found everywhere in the woods though in no locality very common. The females were evidently laying at the time of our departure. 47. Setophaga rutcilla. Common everywhere and a great nuisance as we were continually shooting them for some rarer bird. 48. Pyrange rubra. Heard only one at Upton, a male on the shore of the lake June 4th. Heard another about seven miles South of Upton and North of the mountain range. 49. Hirundo horreorum. Common breeding. 50. Hirundo lunifrons. Common. The first pair arrived June 1 and immediately commenced a nest: in a few days a colony of a dozen or more was at work. 51. H.bicolor. Very common on the lake where they bred in the hollow stubs and deserted Woodpecker holes. 52. Cotyle riparia. Common on the lakes. 53. Progne subix. A few pairs bred in the martin box in front of the hotel. 54. Ampelis cedrorum. Common, especially in the flooded forests where they perched on the topy of the "stubs": saw them build- ing in a low fir June 8th. 55. Vireo olivaceons. Common everywhere in the woods. 56. Vireo solitarius. Not very common in the woods. (Found V.gilvus common at Bethel.) 57. Troglodytes hyemalis. Very common everywhere in the woods. The males sang at all times of the day, but especially in the

{ "text": "(The males sang at all times of the day, but especially in the\nearly morning hours)\n57. Treechangers very common everywhere in the woods.\n58. Virco solitarius Not very common in the woods.\n59. Virco olivaceus Common everywhere in the woods.\n60. A few pairs bred in the marshy box in front of the hotels.\n61. Promus eupus, .83\n62. Coryle pilosella, .86 Common on the lakes.\n63. H. bicolor Very common on the lake where they bred in the\nmarshy box in front of the hotels.\n64. Muronbed allicum, .84 Common especially in the flooded forests\nand marshes.\n65. The first pair arrived June 1st Common. The first pair arrived June 1st\nCommon breeding season.\n66. A few pairs were heard only one at a time on the shore\nof the lake June 4th. Heard another about seven miles South of\nthe mountain range of North and North of the mountain range\nof the lake June 4th. Heard another about seven miles South of\nthe mountain range of North and North of the mountain range\n67. A few pairs were heard only one at a time on the shore\nof the lake June 4th. Heard another about seven miles South of\nthe mountain range of North and North of the mountain range\nof the lake June 4th. Heard another about seven miles South of\nthe mountain range of North and North of the mountain range\n68. A few pairs were heard only one at a time on the shore\nof the lake June 4th. Heard another about seven miles South of\nthe mountain range of North and North of the mountain range\nof the lake June 4th. Heard another about seven miles South of\nthe mountain range of North and North of the mountain range\n69. A few pairs were heard only one at a time on the shore\nof the lake June 4th. Heard another about seven miles South of\nthe mountain range of North and North of the mountain range\nof the lake June 4th. Heard another about seven miles South of\nthe mountain range of North and North of the mountain range\n70. A few pairs were heard only one at a time on the shore\nof the lake June 4th. Heard another about seven miles South of\nthe mountain range of North and North of the mountain range\nof the lake June 4th. Heard another about seven miles South of\nthe mountain range of North and North of the mountain range\n71. A few pairs were heard only one at a time on the shore\nof the lake June 4th. Heard another about seven miles South of\nthe mountain range of North and North of the mountain range\nof the lake June 4th. Heard another about seven miles South of\nthe mountain range of North and North of the mountain range\n72. A few pairs were heard only one at a time on the shore\nof the lake June 4th. Heard another about seven miles South of\nthe mountain range of North and North of the mountain range\nof the lake June 4th. Heard another about seven miles South of\nthe mountain range of North and North of the mountain range\n73. A few pairs were heard only one at a time on the shore\nof the lake June 4th. Heard another about seven miles South of\nthe mountain range of North and North of the mountain range\nof the lake June 4th. Heard another about seven miles South of\nthe mountain range of North and North of the mountain range\n74. A few pairs were heard only one at a time on the shore\nof the lake June 4th. Heard another about seven miles South of\nthe mountain range of North and North of the mountain range\nof the lake June 4th. Heard another about seven miles South of\nthe mountain range of North and North of the mountain range\n75. A few pairs were heard only one at a time on the shore\nof the lake June 4th. Heard another about seven miles South of\nthe mountain range of North and North of the mountain range\nof the lake June 4th. Heard another about seven miles South of\nthe mountain range of North and North of the mountain range\n76. A few pairs were heard only one at a time on the shore\nof the lake June 4th. Heard another about seven miles South of\nthe mountain range of North and North of the mountain range\nof the lake June 4th. Heard another about [TRANSCRIPTION_TRUNCATED_DUE_TO_LOOP]

12 UPTON, MAINE 1871 early morning and just at sunset. So shy and retiring were they that we did not take a single specimen, and on only one occasion did I succeed in so much as catching a sight at one. (Found a pair of T.aedon breeding in a hole in a hole in a birch stump in the woods at Bethel.) 58. Certhia Americana. Quite frequent in pairs, and probably breeding. Heard the males sing as in Massachusetts on several occasions. 59. Sitta Canadensis. Rather common though very silent and retiring. (S.Carol. as far up as Barth 60. Parus atricapillus. Common though extremely quite and inconspicuous: found two nests in birch stumps one June with five and the other June 9th with four fresh eggs. 61. Capodacus purpureus. Much to our surprise found them everywhere very common in the depths of the woods where the males usually sang from the top of some tall spruce. 62. Chrysomitris tristis. Common. 63. Chrysomitris pinus. Common. 64. Curvirostra Americana. Saw a small flock June 4th and a single bird June 5th. 65. Passerculus savanna. Found it abundant in the mowing fields and grassy meadows all the way up from Bethel, and sparingly on the hilly stump-filled pastures at Upton. 66. Poocaetes gramineus. Frequent in the high open pastures. 67. Zon. albicollis. Common and one of the most beautiful songsters of the region: we heard its exquisite melody frequently as late as 10 o'clock P.M. Found in all three nests, built

13 UPTON, MAINE 1871 built in nearly the same situations, in pastures under or near fallen logs, from June 4th to 9th: one indeed (June 9th) was placed directly under a broad slab with a space over the sit- ting bird of a few inches only: this nest contained five eggs nearly hatched. 68. Junco hyemalis. Common but not nearly so abundant as at the mountains. A nest taken June was built close under the side of a fallen log in an old pasture and contained four fresh eggs. 69. Spizella socialis. Very common everywhere but did not penetrate very deep into the woods. A nest found at Newcry May 30th contained four fresh eggs. 70. Mélospiza melodia. Common. 71. Melospiza palustris. Common on the shores of the lake: found a nest on a small floating island June 3rd containing four fresh eggs. 72. Guiraca ludoviciana. Rather common at the lake: noticed them all the way up the valley and frequently two males might be heard singing at once. (Cyanospiza cyama. Heard a single male about twelve miles be- low the lake.) (Dolichonyx oryzivorus. Abundant up to the mountain range with a few stragglers above it but does not occur at the lake.) 73. Agelaius phoeniceus. Common on the lake especially near the floating islands where they breed. 74. Scoleophagus ferrugineus. Saw them frequently: are said to breed in great abundance on the Megalloway farther up the lake.

14 UPTON, MAINE 1871 75. Quiscalus versicolor. Common on the lake especially among the stubs. Nearly as shy as in Massachusetts. Found two nests on June 3rd contained four eggs well advanced and the other (June 7) contained a like number in a similar condition. The first was built in a hole in an old "stub" with an entrance barely large enough to admit the bird, and was composed of dry grass, coarse weed stalks ect. without mud; the other composed of the ordinary materials was placed in the fork of a small beech growing over the water. 76. Corvus Americanus. Quite common everywhere. 77. Cyanura cristata. Common; saw one May 30 take an egg from the nest of a Robin and make off with it; fiercely pursued by the parent bird. 78. Ectopistes miyratoria. Common: saw them nearly every day sometimes in pairs, but frequently in flocks of twenty or more. 79. Bonasa umbellus. Heard the drumming of the male, but did not see a single specimen. 80. Ardea herodias. Common on the lake. 81. Botaurus lentiginosus. Found three nests on a small float- ing island in the lake, June 3rd, containing respectively, six, three and five eggs all quite fresh. The nests were rude struc- ture of sticks placed on the quaking, boggy ground amid a growth of low bushes and were all within a few rods of one an-other. The females were all sitting and did not rise till nearly stepped on. We found only one male on the island, where he might be heard singing at all times of the day, and even

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15 UPTON, MAINE 1871 after the nests were robbed, he did not desert it. These floating island sof which there were several in the lake are very singular and interesting formations of nature. Of a few rods only in extent, they are composed of interlaced roots and tussocks, a quaking surface, yielding several inches beneath every footprint and occasionally giving way under the unwary tread, they are covered with a growth of low blue berry bushes and on one we observed two or three larch trees some fifteen or twenty feet high: Literally they are floating as they rise and fall with the water of the lake, and one even broke loose from its mooring and drifted a mile or more. (Philohela minor is said to be quite abundant here but we did not see it. Gallinago wilsonii is also abundant in the Autumn.) (Rhyacophilus solitarius. Saw it near Bethel but did not de- tect it at the lake.) 82. Tringoides macularius. Common. 83. Anas obscura. Quite common. 84. Aix spona. Very common. 85. Lophodytes cucullatus. Quite common. 86. Larus argentatus. Saw them nearly every day: are said to breed abundantly on B. pond. This includes only those actually observed, many other of course occur frequently at other seasons of the year and in peculiar localities. The number of ducks breeding here must be very large; indeed a party making a boat excursion up the Cam- bridge river stated that in one day they saw between one and

16 UPTON, MAINE 1871 two hundred of different species, many of them with broods of young. We found upon our arrival, all the birds settled down for the season and in full song. The number of birds in the woods was absolutely astonishing and far excelled anything that I ever saw in the most favored locality in Massachusetts. Perhaps the multitudes of flies and mosquitoes that everywhere swarmed had something to do with this, but be that as it may all species of small birds, and especially the warblers were excessively abundant everywhere. [illegible]

16 MAIN, MONTANA I741 of aboard with many to many of different species. found our own young. We found on the birds settled down For the season and in full song. The number of birds in the and that everything before was far exceeding what we saw above, something I never was ever in that town and did not see it. Perhaps the multitude of flies and mosquitoes had bewitched me with a bit of kindness, but I may have been drawn to especially the warblers everywhere.

17 LAKE UMBAGOG, UPTON, MAINE 1872 June 1 Took the 7:30 train this moring for Bethel where we ar- rived at 4:45. Saw a pair of Actiturus bartramius at New Glou- cester, Maine. Took a team with Mr. Stockbridge to drive, and reached Poplar tavern, Newcry, by 7 where we took supper and as a steady drizzling rain which had commenced in the afternoon still continued falling, decided to pass the night. Virio gil- vus stopped at Bethel. June 2 Clear and a lovely day, cool almost to coldness. Took a walk before breakfast and saw numbers of E. trailli and a G. philadelphia. Started at 8 and enjoyed the ride amazingly. At the Notch H.prigrina, D.tigrina and D.castania began in numbers but were not detected at all before. D.maculosa, blackburniae, Hel.ruficapilla, Turdus swainsonii and T.fusces- cens were all the way through to the Lake. Minutilla varia stopped at the Notch: Dol.oryzivorus and Cy.cyania abdt. to that point, straggled through in small numbers to the lake where I found a pair of each. E.trailii was exceedingly abdt. from about a mile below Poplar tavern to within half that dis- tance of the Lake house. D.striata was not common all the way up and migrating. Arrived at the lake. We spent the P.M. in settling our things ready for the weeks work and began the next morning, Monday, June 3. The observations for the following two weeks are as follows. June 2 birds nearly all in small com- panies and migrating as the season is much later than last year. Myiod. pusillus and D. striata not uncommon: by June 4 both had disappeared, and birds of all kinds became settled for the season.

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19 UPTON, MAINE 1872 the woods were wet. Took 7 D.tigrina 5 ♀ and my first Hylatomus pilcatus a fine male which I killed in a high birch tree with a wire cartridge. It did not seem very shy. June 7 - 9 June 7 Clear and warm. Went up on the hill above Frost's. Took 5 G.philadelphia (2 ♀) and a Parus hudsonius. June 8 Rained so hard that we did not get out all day. June 9 Clear and cool. After breakfast put the skiff into the river above the dam and paddled up to the meadows making one carry of about 100 yds. and getting there at 3 P.M. The dis- tance is said to be three miles, but it is at least five. The "meadows" were a large natural heath, perhaps a mile long and half as far across with a stream winding down through the middle: owning, however, to the heavy rain falls lately, the water had risen over its banks to the depth of three or four feet and as we passed out from the dark,forest shaded stream into this beau- tiful little lake the scene was fine beyond description with towering mountains rising on all sides in the back ground, and the forest surface shading from the dark spruce and firs on their summits to the lighter green of the poplars and maples growing on the waters edge. Here however as everywhere in the wilderness the voices of old friends dispelled in part the wild- ess of the scene. The mellow trill of the Swamp sparrow came up from the bushes on either shore and the loud cheerful song of the Robin filled the echoing woods: a Marsh harrier was beating about over the submerged meadow and a large company of

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20 UPTON, MAINE 1872 June 9 - 11 Night hawks were "booming" and circling about high up on the sky. Here we heard on all sides a new note, a single sl-ap repeated at intervals of about 20 seconds, and after much time spent in pursuit detected the author in Emp. flaviventris: this note which we afterwards heard quite frequently is the true song of the ♂ , the pe e-e being uttered by both sexes and is much like the "chebec" of E.min. We found E.trailií very abundant in the alder bushes along the edge of the meadow and saw a ♀ building. Started back about 6 and came down the five miles of river in a little over an hour the current running very fast in places. The scenery was wild and fine though a trifle monotonous with a broad fringe of alders and water willow on the rivers edge and a very heavy growth of spruce and fir,many of the trees hanging directly over the stream. Water thrushes and redstarts were very abundant in the swampy thickets while D.castanea, D.tigrina, D.maculosa and Hel.piregrina were everywhere abundant in the taller trees. An occasional Wood duck and a pair of Ardea herodias were all the large birds that were seen. In the meadows above however we saw one flock of 16 and another of 18 Anas obscura. These we were informed by Mr. Stone were the old drakes. Got back to the house by 8 o'clock. June 10 Rained hard all day: got out in the afternoon for an hour or two and shot 3 C.borealis. June 11 Clear and warm. Went up on the hill and striking on further than ever before, discovered a swamp or range of swamps

1875 II - 9 augt Of aunt Retained hard day: yab Ila had benier ni jno dey :nyab Ila had benier Of aunt for ne of noonrefie edj ni jno dey :yab Ila had benier Of aunt na for noonrefie edj ni jno dey :yab Ila had benier Of aunt na for noonrefie edj ni jno dey :yab Ila had benier Of aunt Store were the old chesker . ,seekh hlo edj ew amot? Stock of the house by 8 o'clock. Get back to the home of load fo ,seekh hlo edj ew amot? These we were informed by .mM yd hemrojni erev ew eseIT .,arubedo aana 8I lo redtione .nsee In the meanhod evods swobaeM eH ni . bne 8i lo koolf one was aw revewod evods swobaeM eH ni .nsee were a pair of tubee henboreri eeBA lo tlaq a bns erev taed abulh egtaI edj Ila erev maiboreri eeBA lo tlaq a bns koub boow famoiaaoo na .,seert veftet edj ni jnaBnude eMere D.casJaaao.D ,anrEit.D ,anoInram,D haD anirgerilq.fleH bne swere-yeve edj lo teree seene hanignid ydteo reva .mearda edj revo ydteorib gnigand eeert edj lo erahurnit reteL . ,mearde edj revo ydteo ibgnanid seent edj lo teree ynam,til bne eouqpe lo djworg yvasen yrev a bna egbe erevir edj no wofliw retaw bna erabla lo agniri baond a djiw awonodonom a see? ni taat .seePIy ni taat a hguoit enif bna dHfw saw yuenoes edT ,.seePIy ni taat afIint a hguoit enif bna dHfw saw yuenoes edT ,.seePIy ni taat edj lo revier of rivees to seIfm a ni revir of turev a ni revir to seIfm very zainmur tnemre edj nhor na revo eifIit a ni revir to revier of rivees to seIfm a was .gnibliud ? a was evil edj nwob emao bne 8 juoda kood berretjs .gnibliud ? a was bna wobaem edj lo egbe edt gnola eedaud reblis edj ni jnaBnude much hork like the "cededs" edt eifIit hork vYev IiiIierf,E bnwof ew .,nim.E lo "cededs" edt eifIit hork aI bna aexes njob yd berettu zutef e-e eq edT , a edj lo gnou ertu edj ai ydneuperf etlup bnaed abrewrejla ew dorky edon atid :sifneviveft .qmE ni rodme edt hedetebd tIemwuq ni jneqa emit nhou redja bne ,abnooes OS juoda lo aLavrejni ta heJsegep qa-Is eigna a ,eton wen a sebla Ila no bneri aw eteH .ykE edj no qu hgid juoda qafiaris bna "gnkood" erev aiwari tjkIH

21 UPTON, MAINE 1872 June 11 - 14 filled with E.traili and took 11 specimens. Shot also a G. philadelphia and a pair of By.Cyania. June 12 Went up to the E.trailii swamp with Ruth and took 9 specimens besides a C.borealis etc. June 13 Clear and warm. Visited the Trails flycatchers again and secured 10 also a G.philadelphia and 2 Guiraca ludoviciana. June 14 Started shortly after breakfast and desiring to spend my last day as pleasantly as possible took the skiff and getting tow behind the steamboat, cast loose outside the point in the broad of the lake and spent the forenoon in paddling leisurely back, skiting along the edge through the stubs. Was much de- lited at happening to run across a Picoides arcticus the first that I had ever seen alive. It was searching a fallen log for insects and I had no difficulty in approaching and shooting it. Heard also for the first time the note of Lopho- dytes cucullatus a singular rolling guttural cry and very loud. Packed up our baggage in the afternoon, putting all our skins in one trunk and the clothing and in the other.

22 UPTON, MAINE 1872 June 2 - 14 Birds observed at Upton, Maine not included in the list of 1871 with additional observations on the others. 1. Tinunculus sparverius. Saw a female in the same place nearly every day and she undoubtedly had a nest in one of the tall stubs on which she usually perched. (Accipiterfuscus, saw a pair sitting on a tall stub June 10.) 2. Accipiter cooperii. A single bird flying June 9. 3. Buteo Pennsylvanicus. Very common everywhere in the woods. B.borealis several in 1873. 4. Circus hudsonius. Not very common around the lake. (Coccygus erythrophthalmus, saw several) abundant bird in 1873 (Picus villosus. Three nests all with young the first June 4. P.pubescens not so common as last year: saw a single pair only both sexes incubate.) 5. Picoides arcticus. Three were taken all showing evidence of incubation. A male that I watched for some time was search- ing the fallen trees on the lake shore for food, uttering at short intervals a harsh kec different from any Woodpecker note I ever heard before: both sexes incubate. Mr. Deane who heard their "roll" on the tree trunks describes it as entirely dif- different from that of S.varius. 6. Hylatomus pilcatus. Mr. Deane took a ♀ June 3 and I shot a fine ♂ on the 6th: he did not seem very shy dodging around the trunk of a large dead tree on which he was at work if I made any sudden movement, almost immediately showing his head again and in a few minutes sidling around into full view again.

23 UPTON, MAINE 1872 June 2 - 14 I was first attracted to him by his loud ringing laugh kept up for nearly a minute without intermission until I wondered how the bird could get breath: this note resembled the spring song of Colaptes auratus very closely but was much louder and a trifle shriller. The female bird killed by Mr.Deane was hammer- ing an old prostrate log to pieces. Trochilus colubris. Quite common: observed for the first time the courting of the male which poising in air ten feet or more above the branch on which the female was sitting, darted down at an angle of 45 deg. almost brushing her back then rising on the opposite side, would turn, poise a moment and plunge down again, repeating his shrill chirrup incessantly: this was kept up for a minute or more, when he would either fly off or settle lightly on some twig near his mate. 7. Myiarchus crinitus. Took a male in a thicket of spruce and birch on the edge of a clearing: it was silent and shy. On the stage road down heard two individuals, one in Newcry and the other in an old orchard about 2 miles to the north of Bethel. 8. Empidonax traillii. In the swamps on top of the hill to the South of the lake, a mile from the Lake house we found these birds in extraordinary abundance. In one place, especially, comprising about three acres of alder thickets with scattering poplar saplings along the edge they seemed to absolutely swarm and after we had shot twenty their numbers did not appear di- minished in the least. Their old nests were everywhere but al- though at this time (June 13) they were evidently settled for

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24 UPTON, MAINE 1872 June 2 - 14 the season, we saw only one pair building (June 9). They were very quarrelsome, drove all other birds out of their retreats, kept low down in the bushed frequently flitting from twig to twig not more than six inches above the ground, and launched out after insects much less often than the other flycatchers. They were extremely shy and when pursued would start quietly and flitting off near the ground as if to light again within a few yards would fly the whole length of the thicket: this trick we noticed repeatedly and it was only by using the greatest care and caution that specimens were procured: they also had a habit of invariably lighting with their backs toward the pursuer: nine out of ten were shot in behind. Their notes were numerous and kept up incessantly. The song of the ♂ was a high loud, harsh quee-chee varying to quee-wechee and sometimes que-queah: this was as frequently uttered from the depths of the thicket as from the tops of the alder bushes and although they sometimes perched in the high trees overhead, or on some . exposed overhanging limb they rarely sang in such situations: the ordinary note used by both sexes was a petulant pip sometimes repeated several times in quick succession: they also had an angry querulous trill especially when fighting: all these cries were instantly suppressed on their being approached, although the report of a gun did not seem to alarm them much. Their nests were large bulky affairs composed of Spanish moss coarse weed stalks and grass with a lining of fine roots and were placed about breast high in the crotch of an alder or pop-

25 UPTON, MAINE 1872 June 2 - 14 lar sapling. E. minimus. Abundant but locally distributed: not found in the forest depths. E. flaviventris. Heard at last the bona fide song of the male, a single sl-ap, something like the che bee of E. minimus, and repeated at intervals of about 20 seconds. Found them as last year in the cedar swamps, but they were much more numerous in the willow thickets along the edge of Cambridge river. Turdus pallasii. Not very common and found only in certain lo- calities: while T. Swainsonii was the thrush of the woods and the heavy timber along the streams, this bird affected the high open pastures where the males sang along the edge of the forest. Two nests found June 3rd and llth contained each 3 nearly fresh eggs and were both built at the foot of a little fir shrub in open pasture land fifty yards or more from the woods. Their notes differed from those of T. swainsonii in being much finer higher and more ethereal and far surpassed those of both that bird and T. mustelinus. The olive back's song is more properly compared with that of T. fuscens: it is the same metallic trill shortened and ending in a few bell like notes either with a rising or falling inflection: these final notes give it some- what of a resemblance to the sone of T. pallai song, but it is easily recognized after a little experience. T. fuscens. Found them rather common up along Cambridge river. T. swainsonii. Very common everywhere: usually sang low down and had a habit of flitting a few feet at the end of each utter-

28 UPTON, MAINE 3781 June 8 - 9 M. valiqua vel. .E minim .E Adendum Jud foessily distributed :on tnumi at the forest deorb .aridqob. .E rivisveir .H of the same of edit anod ede ety to am efaam, a elgts qa-la ,pakhdemu exii ede ero ede of E. minim ,E hme rebeesab te iatrevaf lo uobut OS snoos .Ymudt emet as taal yee ni ede ebaq ,sqaews tod yerd morm were more areomura ni dit etilifwo stakotia gnofs ede egde of Campbridge river. T subut tiasfleq .Jol yrev mommo dna fowb ylin ni retser-of :seftilee ehtiw .E snoisniwna aww edih deruif lo edt aboo hna edh yveer nremit gnofl eht ,smeetn ehid eid detsoeb eid htiad neqo sserutae erehre edt sefam gnus gnol ede egbe lo edt .raecot owT aten hmuD buC dnI nitebnah dea 3 rveir Tneh ggse bna orev diod jia edi tof a ilifh al durb ni open pastevre laid yilfi or more from ede .abooT ,sboow tneit sedon betelbib mom lo ,T snoisniwn ni detag gude mmoT retna hdeger dna nom esrevte hna retf eesrebbed to foh dted dnid edb ,T anifedam .E dti evl aek'eL snoa al erom yreepoyg tned siffle :T lo jaid diiw berqmoo .T ni si la the esme wenecssne: a no gnihtu dna denadvote liit iifd wef a ni gnihub ede etik sedon ettili dwi a yulix ru guilel :noljeelani nuillef .T edet lanI sedor eviy ti -emot dar lo enoia a fo considmese ot ede ,gnoc laifq .T dud ti ni al yHaae boxingocer etid a tedis .sneireqxe elitil. .T snoiseocrf .Pnowd mehT rehter mommo qu gnol egdirbmeO revir. .T snoisniwn .YveV mommo :erehwyreve :yHaaW gnaa wol mwoh dnu a bad tiidn ro tiffiil a wef deet ja edt buD lo doe -retju.

26 UPTON, MAINE 1872 June 2 - 14 ance (for description of song see T.pallasii above). All spe- cimens typical. 9. T. aliciae. Took a typical specimen June 3 at which time several northern species were still migrating. T. migratorius. Extended everywhere into the depths of the forest but common nowhere. Young were flying at our arrival, June 2. (Very common in 79) Regulus satrapa. Quite rare this season: heard only one or two specimens. (Rare in 73--for song see diary) (Mniotilta varia we noticed quite frequently up to Grafton notch where it entirely stopped.) Parula Americana. Not common this season. (Very common in 73) G. trichas. Common in the clearing and living and breeding in the hilly pastures in piles of fallen tree tops in company with the following species. G. philadelphia. Rather common but restricted locally: found them altogether in high open land along the brush fences and old log heaps rarely far from the edge of the woods, and indeed sometimes a considerable ways in, in little sunny clearings, but never in the gloomy depths of the forest. In all their mo- tions they closely resembled G. trichas keeping usually on or near the ground: from that bird they were readily distinguished however by the different markings of the head and throat and in- deed bore, alive, a striking resemblance to O.agiles: they were also more retiring and timid than G. trichas and harder to take, plunging at once into their favorite thickets when alarmed. On

27 UPTON, MAINE 1872 June 2 - 14 several occasions I shot the males in the tops of enormous beech or birch trees, seventy or eighty feet in height, growing along the edge of the woods: in such situations they showed considerable activity, chasing insects among the branches and frequently singing. Although they sang from lofty exposed situations much oftener than the yellow throat, such habit so far from being the rule as noted last year I should now call rather the exception, the song usually coming from on or near the ground among the logs: it was short but exquisitely sweet with a warbling terminating the whole nearly like whees-whees- whees-whees, tu-tu-tu-tuo varying however in different individuals, in some much shorter whees-whees tuo tuo. Occasionally they sang in the air soaring high up like S. auropapillus pre-fixing a few extra notes to the ordinary ones and at the end closing their wings and coming down as if shot to the ground. Hel. ruficapilla. Very scarce but generally distributed. (Not scarce in 73) H. perigrina. Quite as numerous as last year. Sciurus auropapillus. Not more than three or four individuals observed. (Not scarce and gen. distributed in 73) Sciurus noveboracensis. Not common around the lake but in the swampy thickets all the way up Cambridge river they absolutely swarmed: there is a striking uniformity in the notes of different individuals of this species: they always sing low down and in the darkest depths of their retreats. (Young flying by June--73)

(5)--June and in the darkest depths of their retreats. You flying therein three or four individuals: to elavdividil and see it? -rib to sedon edj ni ytimrrihni yubkiije a si erent :demrawa vleutivode they revir eybikribe qu yaw edj ille sjekela yqmeaw sedun noyepodceval .sianecorodeval suwlof eht ni tud ekaj edj brumora nommos toll. observed (5) .rez socre and Gen (M) .detsiurubidil ni (5) Sculpus surcospaerual .sulliqacorus aurulo .terqireq .H .yeey jael aa eroremm aa edju . soccroo ni (5) HeI puitqsolli.e, .eliiqoslii yllaretnej tud ecresae yreV ,detsidivtsaib vllareneg tud e JoM) .danory end of Joda ?i as mwoh gnisoo hna agniw rierd ynilofc dme edj ja hne seno yranibro edj oj sedon surke wef a ynilift -prep.sulliqecorwa .2 ekif qu high gairus ria edj ni gnue veyd ylIemoiascoo .out out seerw-seerw retnora hoom emos ni .sflu -blivibni taevillirb ni revewor yalivav out-u-n-n-t ,seerw-seerw -seerw-seerw ekif ylraen elofw edj gaitanimnest gniffdaw a dlik teews vlefisatrpce hud jtroha saw ji :agof edj gnoma bmowg edj been to no mool gnimeo yIIean gnua edj ,noitqoxe edj vertear Ilaa won bnuorl I raey jaal beton aa eifv edj gnued mool tar on tided houw ,jeortn wofley edj nadt renedfo noum noijfnilia dseooqxe yiloi mool gnes veyth dnyodhIl .gninbie yljneupret dna and sedroched eht gnoma ajoeeni gniasfo ,ylivitao eidrebehnoo bewodeb yad anocitnila houw ni :abooow of the eyde edj gnolc gni -worv ,drjdet ni jeel ydhije to yneves ,seert donid to rosed enoumoa of enoumea in the mop of aelam edj shod I anoisacoo Iareves 1875 June 2 - 14 UPTON, MAINE 39

28 UPTON, MAINE 1872 June 2 -14 Dendroica virens. Not common. D. caerulescens. Rather frequent in some parts of the woods. D. blackburniae. Found them abundant and migrating on our arrival, frequenting in small companies low bushes, brush piles and apple orchards: by the 5th all had left or retired to the tops of the forest trees. (Quite common breeding 73) D. castanea. Migrating on our arrival, by the 5th their numbers were thinned nearly one half, (though they were still very numerous) and they settled for the season. Detected the difference in song between this bird and D.tigrina; the notes of the present species are fewer and quicker (like zee zee-zee) than those of the Cape May whose song bears much closer resemblance to that of D.striata, being composed of four or five feeble, though withal shrill repetitions of the syllable zee uttered in rather a slow measured tone and with a rising inflection. D. striata. Not common and migrating up to the 5th when they disappeared. Saw them all the way up from Bethel. D. tigrina. Common all the way up from the Notch. In dark and rainy weather they came out of the woods and fed among the thickets of low fir savins, hanging head downward at the extremity of the branches often continuing in one position for many moments apparently picking out minute insects from under the leaves. In a clump of blossoming plum trees directly under our window, in the garden, we were always sure of finding several of them: hither they resorted in company with numbers of Humming-birds, which, however, they were continually chasing about:

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29 UPTON, MAINE 1872 June 2 - 14 by June 3 we took a fully formed egg but without the shell from a ♀ and a little later judging from the bare corrigated skin on the breast and abdomen of several individuals of the same sex, they were all incubating; thus they must be nearly the first warbler to breed in this region. 10. D. aestiva. Very rare: a single pair among the plum trees in the garden June 4. Did not detect it anywhere on the road up though it was observed at Bethel last year by Mr. May- nard. 11. Myiodiactes pusillus. Saw perhaps half a dozen specimens during the first of our stay: they frequented the brush heaps and thickets along the wood edges and had all disappeared by the 5th. Pyrranga rubra. Heard a single specimen a mile or two north of the notch. 12. Vireo Philadelphicus. Three specimens were taken, all fe- males. The first was shot by Mr. Deane June 3 from the top of a tall beech tree and was silent: the next day he secured an- other in a thicket of firs and heard it distinctly utter a rather Sylvicolim chirp. June 5th I was so fortunate as to fall in with the 3rd individual and watched it for several moments before shooting: it was in a small birch tree growing in a fir grove, and looked extremely small: in its motions it resembled the rest of the species but was even more slow and deliberate than any of them, hopping heavily down from one branch to an- other: I was quite certain that I heard the chirp described.

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30 UPTON, MAINE 1872 June 2 - 14 by Mr. Deane but may have been mistaken as there were several warblers in the same tree. As we were unable to detect any other individuals upon the strictest search, and did not hear anywhere in the woods any song that could be referred to the males, I infer that these birds must have been migrating probable to the North: the sex of the specimens received taking into account the well known fact that the females finally close the migration of a species, would tend to bear out this hypothesis, and in all three individuals the ovaries were but slightly developed showing that the time for reproduction was still remote. It has been taken only once before in N.E. at Waterville, Me. by C. E. Hambin, May 31. 13. Mimus carolinensis. Rather rare: breeds. Anorthura hyemalis. As the case last year although they were continually singing arround us in the woods we did not succeed in getting a shot at a single individual. (Young flying June 73) Certhia Americana. Not common, paired and in full song. Am now of the opinion that the notes heard in Mass. and described in my Or. record, were the practicings of the young bird as they were more protracted and warbling than the song heard in Maine which was short, loud and emphatic and withal very sweet. Sitta canadensis. Saw them more frequently than last year but the species was still not very numerous. Although all the specimens taken and observed were adte. their notes had at this season a high nasal tone not heard in Autumn and was kept up incessantly like the complainings of a young bird.

31 UPTON, MAINE 1872 June 2 - 14 14. Parus Hudsonius. Found them rather frequent in a certain tract of fir and spruce forest near the lake. This bird must breed twice in the season as several specimens in so perfect plumage that no external marks distinguished them from the adult were clearly shown on dissection by the rudimentary con- dition of the genital organs and the softness of the skull to be birds of not more than three or four months of age, while other of both sexes were taken with those organs excited to the highest degree although none of them had, I think, actually laid. The young went in companies of six or eight frequently accompanied by a pair of P.atricapillus: they kept invariably in the thickest spruce trees usually near the top and were very silent, quiet and hard to detect: they had all the motions of P.atricapillus though perhaps a trifle less lively and animated, and the same emphatic chirp. Another note they also used which possibly was the song of the mate, a single che-day day, very different from anything I ever heard from the other bird. Chrysomitris pinus. Saw it twice, June 13 and 15. (Very abun- dant everywhere in company with C.tristis in 73). Curvirostra americana. Heard them passing overhead about June 13. (Abundant and generally distributed in 73.) Passerculus savanna. Common all the way up from B. On the very top of the great hill above the lake found these breeding in colonies in the dry mowing fields of English grass: I think there must have been at least fifteen or twenty pairs in our enclosure.

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32 UPTON, MAINE 1872 June 2 - 14 Zonotrichia albicollis. Nest 4 nearly fresh eggs June 6. Junco hyemalis. Nest with young a week old June 3. 15. Cyanospiza cyanea. Took a pair about a mile South of the Lake. (A pair seen June in '73.) 16. Dolichonyx oryzivorus. Heard a single male in the same place every day, near the lake. (Several ♂s but it is not com- mon--'73) (Sturnella magna is said not to extend much North of Portland; although one would think the interval land up along the Andros- coggin river especially suited to its habits, we did not see it anywhere.) Scolecopagus ferrugineus. A female taken on Cambridge river June 4 showed every evidence of having commenced incubation. (One ♂ --'73) Corvus carnivorus. Was informed by Mr. Stone that he saw them at long intervals in the autumn and winter on the upper lakes. 17. Perisoreus canadensis. Said to be common the year round, but did not see it. Mr. H. Bailey took two May 1870 near the house: the specimens were seen by Mr. Deane. 18. Tetrao canadensis. Said to be very common at all seasons but is confined almost entirely to the cedar swamps. Mr. G. Stone gave us some very interesting information in regard to the "drumming" of the ♂ of this species which he has often wit- essed: the bird rises from the ground with strongly vibrating wings and goes straight up at an angle of 45 deg. to some low branch shere it rests a minute, then flies down on about the

33 UPTON, MAINE 1872 June 2 - 14 same incline "drumming" also as it descends: the sound pro- duced is much like the roll of Bonasa umbellus, but is shorter, more hurried, without the preliminary beats, and less loud al- though it may be heard at a considerable distance in still weather. (A ♀ with one (of ten) chick 5 days old June 28/73.) Botaurus Lentiginosus. Nest with five fresh eggs June Ardea herodias. Several nests with eggs slightly incubated June 2. 19. Bernicla canadensis. Were told that they let occasionally in the lake during the migrations. Anas obscura. Saw two large flocks on Cambridge meadows June 9th. These, the hunters informed us, were the old drakes, which associate to-gether in large companies after the females have commenced incubation. 20. Bucephala americana. Breeds sparingly: a nest containing four eggs of this and one of L.cucullatus was found in a "stub" about fifteen feet high by Mr. G. Stone, June 3rd. 21. Mergus serrator(?) Saw a pair on Cambridge meadows June 9th Said to breed. L.cucullatus Commonest duck and Aix sponsa rare --73. 22. Mergus americanus. Common breeding. 23. Philohela minor. Said to be increasing rapidly. Started a female and four young June 5, the latter were so well grown that it was with difficulty that I could distinguish them from the parent bird as they rose: how they could have been raised in so short a time was a mystery as we were told that three

34 UPTON, MAINE 1872 June 2 - 14 weeks before the lake was frozen over and snow on the ground. These twenty-three species with those observed last season make the list up to one hundred and nine: This includes only those actually observed or received from the statements of a number of reliable persons: with the exception of a few of the Raptors and two or three ducks it probably includes nearly all the birds breeding here. A few weeks work in early May and in the autumn and winter would undoubtedly add many migrants and might bring to light important discoveries. Vireo Philadelphi- cus, for instance, I am convinced would occur in comparative abundance a little earlier and rare stragglers from the South and West might be expected as there is undoubtedly some route from the West by which many species come without passing through Massachusetts. June 15. Rose at 4 and started on our stage ride down to B. with Llewellyn Moody for driver and enjoyed the drive much. Heard numbers of E. trailli, Cont.borealis and G.philadelphia and I shot one of the latter: saw also two large Buteos sitting on trees near the roadside and heard two Myiarchus crinitus. Got to B. by 11 and into Boston by 8 P.M. Had our birds packed in one of the trunks and found them in rather a flattened con- dition when we got home.

1873 June 2 - 14 weeks before the lake was frozen over and snowing. These three-thirty-seen hours were spent on one number of the only thing that I had to say: I was not to receive it or receive anything else but a letter from the person concerned. It would be sent to me by mail with a note saying: "Please send this to Mr. John Smith, who will forward it to you." The fact is that no one could know what I meant until I wrote down my own thoughts on paper and read them aloud. So here we are again, sitting around the fire in our little cabin, waiting for something that may never come. And yet, somehow, I feel as if everything is going to turn out alright after all. Maybe because deep down inside me there's still hope left somewhere.

35 UPTON, MAINE 1873 June 12. Started for Upton, Maine with H. A. Purdin where we arrived the afternoon of the 13th and spent a most pleasant two weeks. We return to Boston on June 28th. I collected principally from a boat 55 birds some of them good, and the nest eggs of T.swainsonii and E.traillii. July 17. This morning started again for Upton taking my Setter, Shot and three Guns, and arrived at Bethel at 5 P.M. On the train made the acquaintance of Mr. H. Hatton of Havana, Cuba, and had a long talk with him on shooting. At Bethel found an old schoolmate, Henry Reed, and passed most of the evening talking over old times. July 18. Left B. at 12, dinner at Poplar and reached the lake at 6:30 P.M. At Bethel heard Spiz.pusilla. In the evening a party of four Boston boys arrived, all gentlemen and good fellows, two of them Magee by name: they start to-morrow morning for Pamachury Lake from which place two New Yorkers have just "come out"; one of them a Mr. Carter. They had indifferent sport. July 19. Cloudy and rained nearly all day. In P.M. much to my surprise saw a large flock of peeps (sp. not cr.) accompanied by five Aeg.semipalmatus. Caught two trout. July 20. Sunday. Clear, cool and windy. Spent the day around the house: took a short paddle down river and saw three Ereunetes petrificatus, (got near enough to be sure) a Rhy.solitarius which lighted on the top of a stub 15 ft. high, and three Gam-getta flavipes. In the evening C.popetus were very thick flying around the house and lighting in the garden as in 1871. Two Mr. Fletchers "came out" to-day from Tyler cove with about

36 UPTON, MAINE 1873 July 21 - 23 50 lbs. of trout. July 21. Clear and windy. Spent most of A.M. in fitting up my boat: also took a turn behind the house with Shot and killed a cock which he pointed handsomely and retrived well. After dinner went down river and shot two yellow legs, both flying, and a crow blackbird. Saw a Tringa maculata and watched an osprey as he poised himself with motionless and extended wing for many seconds at a time and then dived into the water beneath. The young of most of the birds are all out and on wing. The thrushes and sparrows still sing morning and evening, but few of other species can be heard. The cock shot was a young bird, but full size and well feathered. July 22. Clear and a lovely day. Woke up with a sure attack of colic and remained in the house all day feeling a little better in the P.M. and worse in the evening. J. Swaim, an old school-mate, arrived this evening, but I was too sick to enjoy his company long, retiring about 7 P.M. July 23. Passed last night in most excruciating pain and did not sleep over 15 min. altogether. Sent down by Clark for a doctor from Bethel this morning. Ate nothing through the day and was unable to keep even medicine down for an instant. By evening the colic pain had nearly gone, but I became very feverish and the Bethel doctor did not arrive. I sent over for Mrs. Abott who gave me niter and a dose of yellow quinine. Passed a very feverish night with sever pains in the back and Kidneys.

37 UPTON, MAINE 1873 July 24 - 27 July 24. Woke this morning feeling better though weak: fever rather abated. Mr. G. is very kind and sat up all night with me. At daylight the white throats sang beautifully. In the night I heard a harsh note made by some bird unknown to me. There seemed to be two of these and once they came very near my window. I do not hear the night hawks at all except at dusk in the evening and again in the first twilight of morning: if they are abroad here in the hours of darkness they are at least silent. As my doctor has not come, I sent a telegram home this morning. This evening the doctor came, but indignant at his delay I refused to either see or pay him. July 25. Clear and warmer. Passed a rather better night get- ting an hour or two of sleep and woke this morning with the fever nearly abated. Father arrived this afternoon, but I was too weak to say more than a few words to him. July 26. Clear and a very warm day. Sat up an hour or two for the first time. In P.M. saw from my window a brood of young D.tigrinas accompanied by the old male: also an adult & S. ruticilla in a sadly ragged moulting condition. J. Swaim left this morning. July 27. Cloudy and rained most of the morning. Spent the day about the house with father coming down to my meals and feeling quite well. Ch.tristis and C.pinus are both very abundant and are evidently breeding. Ch.pinus sings one song very much like C.tristis, in a warbling continued strain, but not nearly so sweetly. Parus hudsonius I hear frequently in the garden and

38 UPTON, MAINE 1873 July 28 - 31 around the house. July 28. Clear, cool and a lovely day. Father left this after- oon leaving me alone and I passed a most dull evening feeling exceedingly homesick, but as soon as I can get out among the birds again shall feel better. July 29. Cloudy and rained nearly all day. Spent most of the day in the house and find myself now gaining fast. "Charles" Barstow came down on the boat this evening having been up to Parmachuny Lake with Magee and friends: he seems to be a gentleman and a good fellow. July 30. Clear and a lovely day. In the morning went out behind the barn and watched the birds for an hour or two and found a nest of Ch.tristis by the twittering of the sitting ♀ but was unable to reach it. The swallows are, I think, preparing to leave: I notice that H.lunifrons flies much higher as a rule than the others and is harder to take on that account: have seen no H.bicolor for several days. In the P.M. went down river with Barstow and I shot a kingfisher, my first bird, with my rifle at about 80 yds. We saw about a dozen of these birds altogether. July 31. Clear but warm. After brakfast went out behind the barn and shot a D.coronata and D.maculosa nestling and a H. lunifrons. In P.M. went down river and on the way back had the good luck to secure two Picoides arcticus, and adult and nestling, both ♂. Took also a S.sialis nestling and a Sp.varius do. Saw a large flock of Aeg.semipal. and 3 G.flavipes and

1873 July 26 - 28 .around the house. July 28, clear, cool day. Father left this after- noon leaving me alone on myself noontime to enjoy the home-made cakes and pies as I can soon as had time. felt like a big brother. July 29. Cloudy and rather wet but not very cold in the house and fine for a walk. Barnard came over with a book of poems to read and we sat down together to enjoy it and found it very good indeed. Barnard has some friends and they seem to be good enough to be seen. welfare of his family. July 30, clear and cool day but not very warm. found a hound to chase after the birds and we had a good time. He seemed to think it was all right for us to do so but I was surprised at his high opinion of him as he did not seem to care much about being chased or run after. I have never seen such a wonderful bird before. It is said that there are many different kinds of birds in this country and each has its own peculiarities. Some are very small and others are large and strong. They all fly high in the sky and some can even dive into the water to catch fish. The most interesting thing about them is their ability to sing beautiful songs which they use to attract mates or warn other birds of danger. In my opinion, the best way to observe these wonderful creatures is by going out early in the morning when everything is quiet and peaceful. You can hear them singing their sweet melodies from afar while you sit comfortably on a bench near your home watching them go about their daily activities. One day I decided to try my hand at catching one of these elusive birds so I went out with my net ready for action. After much effort finally managed to catch what appeared to be a sparrow-like creature which turned out to be quite harmless upon closer inspection.

39 UPTON, MAINE 1873 August 1 - 2 the birds are evidently of not infrequent occurence here. Heard several Cont.borealis. I am now quite strong again. August 1. Cloudy and rained hard all day. Barstow went up to Megalloway in the boat this morning. I spent all the forenoon on the birds shot yesterday and mounted the H.lunifrons. In the P.M. Mr. Goodwin returned from a trip up the lake bringing me a snow white swallow, an albino, I think, of H.bicolor: un- fortunately as it was shot last Monday it was too far gone to skin so I carbolicised it. After supper while sitting on the piazza a Canada jay flies by and lit for a moment in a small birch tree: it is the first I have seen here and Mr. G. in- forms me that it is seldom observed in the summer. A large party came down from Tyler's cove bringing five Mergus Am. that they had shot: all were young birds about half grown. August 2. Started in the boat this morning at 7:30 and made the round trip getting home at 9:30 P.M. Had a most lovely day clear and still. The first stretch up the lake to the inlet is very beautiful, the scenery fine and the mountain outlines bold. At the inlet saw Sanborn and party: took on board a Messrs. Poland and Buffom. We then entered the mouth of the Androscoggin and ran down to Errol seeing many ducks of which I shot one, a L.cucullatus as it rose ahead of the boat: here we saw also a Fin.sparverius, a pair of G.flavipes and immense numbers of Rhy.solitarius: so thick indeed were these latter birds that greguently a dozen would start at once from the shore. The kingfishers were also in swarms and we must

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40 UPTON, MAINE 1873 August 2 - 3 have passed hundreds to every mile. Stopping at Errol a few minutes we took on board Mr.Monheimer and started up the Megal- loway: this river is one of the most beautiful I have ever seen the scenery wild and perfectly typical of Maine. Ducks were rather scarce, but we started a flock of about a dozen Nye.gar- denii from the spruces on the bank and Kingfishers and Trin.ma- cularius continued abundant all the way up. At the landing found Mr. Spencer with a team and were carried up to his house 2 miles distant where we took dinner. The view from his place is very fine, Mt. Dustin in front and Mr. Azicochos in the rear. The settlement comprises about 30 inhabitants. Saw large num- bers of Coc.erythrop. along the road and Mr. S. Informs me that the Woodcock has lately appeared there and is getting abundant. Saw also near the road two small birds apparently entirely black sitting on dead stubs. Coming down river I shot 2 more ♀ L.cucullatus both cross shots flying and knocked over a King- fisher with the rifle at about 50 yds. As we came out into the lake the sun was just setting and I have rarely seen a more magnificent combination of finely colored clouds, purple haze, and dark strongly outlined mountains than we enjoyed for half an hour or more. Near the inlet did some very close shooting at loons and reached the Lake house thoroughly tired, but fully repaid for time and expense. August 3. Clear in A.M. Rained all P.M. Took a sail down river in the forenoon, and say three Progne sulis among the stubs. In P.M. lounged around the house.

In P.M. found around the house. M.P. three and say, 'noono!' in the morning, progrum amis among the steps. Avaauar & O'Leir ni A.M. Hained ali P.M. Took a sail down river. repa for emit to disperse. ta 2coo ane reached the lake house thoroughly tired, but fully an how or more from the inlet did jeIni eat meal. Near the land dark strong mountainy lighted up ignitingly and dark for his had a new companion of finely colored clouds haze, more I saw the miffes that now was nua and lake the was A two came we into the I, cuneiflatus over a revo beckomi bna gnilyft stora scroa atod autafiuos. -kinX black cliffic no on nee gnittis .aduts deeb I told 2 trom was also near the two same ifame owf bno ane oais veryly. Vifnerappa abrid llame owf bno ane oais and Woodcock has jacefy spearede there and is eyeing shudans. bers of Coo.eelytop along the road and Mr. S. Informes that The settlement comprises about 30 inhabitants and was large was a very fine, Mr. Dustin in front and Mr. Ascooobs in the rear. 2 miles distant where we took dinner. The view from his place found Mr. Spencer with a team and were carried up to his house containing continuos benintuo anitlae the way up the 3A landin dened lined from the spruce on the bank and Kingfishers and Tri- rather scarce, but we started a flock of about 4 dozen My.eay.- the scenery wild and perfectly typical of Maine. Ducks were : yawof this river is one of the most beautiful I infiuenced them out to seen neve ever have seen Mr. Monheimer and Mrs. betrays on the Mesag- have passed hundreds of every mile .Stoppings a fort in wef. 1873 Augus 5 - 2

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42 UPTON, MAINE 1873 August 7 - 9 August 7. Cloudy all day and cold. In A.M. went out back of the barn put up a large cock and fired a charge of dust shot at him without effect. In p.m. paddled down river a short distance and going ashore took five birds including a y.y.D.castania: also shot a nestling Ch.pinus at the house on my return. Messrs. Shattuck, Greenwood left on the boat this morning to go into camp at Sturdevant brook. August 8. Clear, cool and pleasant. After breakfast shot three nestlings J.hyemalis and an adult ♀ Ch.pinus that had plainly long since got over the cares of incubation, as the bare space on the breast was nearly grown over with feathers. Mr. Brown and party "came out" from Megalloway to-day. In P.M. took a sail down river and shot a pair of young Scol.ferrugineus. Messrs. Lynch and Crocker arrived this evening. August 9. Clear, cool and a fine day. After breakfast went out back of the barn and took eight birds, the best two young D.castania, one a nestling in a curious spotted plumage. The generative organs of a ♂ Ch.pinus shot this morning exhibit a state of the highest development and yet full grown young are not uncommon. Saw a single Can.Am., the first since my arrival. At moon a Mr. Winslow arrived with a brace of handsome setters: he seemed a very nice fellow. After dinner I took my rifle and made five successful shots in succession at an average of 50 yds. killing 3 kingfishers, a cedar bird and a frog, the best shooting I have ever done. Mr. Goodwin also shot a kingfisher with it at about 70 yds.

with it as a phone call to Mr. Goodwin and I am also doing something. I think he's going to be a big help to us. He said, "I'll take care of that." Then we went back to the office where Mr. Goodwin was waiting for us. He had just received a letter from someone who knew about our project. The letter mentioned that there was an opportunity to get some funding if we could prove that our work would benefit society in a significant way. We decided to apply for this grant right away. After dinner he seemed very nice and friendly. He said, "I'm sure you'll do well." Then he told us about his own experiences with the program and how much he enjoyed being part of it. We talked for hours until late into the night. Mr. Goodwin then asked if we wanted to meet with him again tomorrow morning at 9:00 AM. We agreed happily and thanked him profusely before goodbye. The next day, as planned, we met up with him once more in his office downtown. He introduced us to several other people working on similar projects around the city. They all seemed enthusiastic about our idea too! One lady even offered us her contact information so we could reach out later should anything else come up regarding our application process. Later that evening, after reviewing everything together, we felt confident enough to submit our proposal online. It took quite some time but finally got accepted! Now comes the exciting phase where actual work begins. We have secured initial funds which will allow us start small-scale experiments immediately starting next week. Our team consists mainly volunteers who share common interests and goals related environmental conservation efforts globally. Everyone involved has expressed strong commitment towards achieving success within given timeframe despite challenges ahead lying ahead due lack resources available currently needed urgently now! Let's hope everything goes smoothly moving forward from hereon out! May luck be with you always during this journey ahead!

43 UPTON, MAINE 1873 August 10 - 11 August 10. (Sunday) Clear, warm and pleasant. Lounged around the house in the morning: in P.M. took a sail down to the mouth of the river with Smith. August 11. Clear, rather hot but a fine day. After breakfast went out behind the barn and shot a D.tigrina y.y., a Parus hudsonius y.y. (Flying) and two Sp.varius nestlings. Sialia sialis is getting quite common here, a sure indication that the migrations are commencing as it is rare in the breeding season. The note of P.hudsonius is not to be mistaken for that of P.atricapillus, it is shorter (I have heard only one note besides the lisping chirp common to all of the genus) and feebler like chee, shee-shee this note corresponds to the chick a dee dee dee of P. abri. Sp.varius is a very remark- able bird in its actions: it is tame almost to stupidity, or perhaps rather, like the woodcock and quail, it depends on concealment instead of flight for safety as it will allow me frequently to approach within a few feet and when fired at and missed, will flatten itself against the bark and remain per- fectly motionless. In P.M. went down river and took a brood of four very young nestlings D.caerulescens: both old birds were in attendance and the whole family moved rapidly along through the woods, flying from tree to tree, the young twittering loudly: one chirp or rather cluck of the adlt. is precisely like that of Junco hyemalis. Took also a P.savania in nestl. plum. and a do. Troz.Hyemilis. Mr. Monheimer with a party of eleven ar- rived at 6.

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44 UPTON, MAINE 1873 August 12 - 13 August 12. Clear and rather warm. After breakfast had a horse saddled, rode over to the skiff and started up C. river with Mr. Godwin. The morning was lovely and birds seemed to absolutely swarm. Parus hud. and H.peregrina were abundant, the latter in large companies with other warblers flitting about in the bushes overhanging the water. A short distance up river a Buteo pennsylvanicus adlt. tried to pass us and I shot it: further on a Night heron and a Wood duck rose together as we rounded a bend. I shot the former with the first and the latter with the second barrel. About 2 miles up we saw a woodcock running along the mud on the margin of the river and on going ashore at another place much to our surprise found the mud both on the bank and in the alders all bored up by these birds. On the way down I shot a young whistler and made a bad "muff" on a pair of black ducks, the first barrel missing fire and the second only wounding. After getting back went out to the spring behind the barn and shot a cock, at the second rise, missing both barrels the first. Shot a kingfisher with my rifle at fully 130 yds. August 13. Clear and pleasant. Lounged around the house all day with Barstow who came down from Megalloway last night. In P.M. shot a kingfisher with my rifle at about 100 yds. Mr. Smith brought in a pair of young Tetrao canadensis in an interesting plumage, and Mr. Godwin an Ae.fuscus, all which they gave me. The crops of T.can. upon dissection I found to contain fir needles, raspberries, blueberries, checkerberries and fir buds.

1873 January 13 - January 13 Aurora is clear and rather warm. After breakfast had a horse ride up the river. O. C. quitted and started up the skiff and rode over to the island, which he did not reach until evening. The morning was lovely and birds were singing. Mr. Godwin said they were very much in need of a good meal. It is now time for us to go home. We shall leave here tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock sharp. A short distance from the river we found a small cabin where we stopped to rest. The owner was very kind and offered us refreshments. We spent the afternoon exploring the woods, which were full of wild animals. The scenery was beautiful and we enjoyed ourselves greatly. In the evening we returned to our campsite and prepared for another night's journey. We had a good fire and slept soundly until morning. On the second day we continued our journey along the river bank, passing many interesting sights. The weather remained fine throughout our trip. We reached our destination on the third day after traveling over thirty miles. Our guide was very helpful and knowledgeable about the area. Our stay here was pleasant and memorable. We will definitely return again if given the opportunity.

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

46 UPTON, MAINE 1873 August 18 - 22 heard for the first time a note which it uttered while flying and which resembled the fall note of the blue bird. Dol.ory- zivorus is flying about constantly in large flocks. August 18. Cloudy and warm. In forenoon paddled and sailed up to the mouth of the Diamond and took seven trout, all small. Shot two nestl. Ch.pinus and a do. D.Pennsylvanica. In P.M. Mr. Spencer drove me up to the dam in "the Diamond" where he took six good trout, but I did not get a rise. August 19. Cloudy and threatening rain. After breakfast rode over to Sturdevant pond, a beautiful little sheet of water. At noon started down river from the steamboat landing in my boat, shooting a young whistler by the way, and stopping to fish a while at Bottle brook where I caught a half lb. trout. Heard what I took to be Syrnium nebulosum: its hoot was like whoo, whoo whoo whoo whoo-a, given in rather a soft cooing tone. Was here taken aboard by the steamboat and reached Upton by 8 P.M., shooting a night hawk out on the lake and nearly dropping it into the boat. Heard a snipe (G.wilsonii) at the Outlet. Found Barstow on the boat. August 20. Clear and warm. In A.M. caught a small trout and skinned my birds. In P.M. put up a large cock in front of the house but lost him my first barrel missing fire. August 21. Cloudy and rained. Spent most of the day around the house, having another slight attack of colic. August 22. Cloudy and rainy. Spent the day around the house not feeling well.

feeling well. August 25 and rainy. Spent the day around the house not horses, another slight galviner ,earner of colic. August 21 Cloudy and rainded. Spent most of the day around the house but first barrel jumbled up my mind just to feel fine. skinned by birds. In P.M. put up a large cook in front of the day August 20 Clear and warm. In A.M. caught a frog from Found Barfow on the post. the post. it into the post. Hear a anipe (G) (linosini.) as the Outlet. M.P. ,grippings nearly lake and near by gaitfood ,,.M.P. was here taken by the steedmeets and reached Upjton by 8 ,cooing, cooing cooing coo, -oo-oo-o rather in newly a soft cooing tone. Hearb what I just to be :mawmin mumma2: like saw too it: fish a while at Bottle brook where I caught a half lb. trout. good ,shoots, a young gnw by the way, and sa of grippota was At noon stars began moon Ja from privt toodmeets and gainbai um ni ever over 2 Sturbments a beautiful infilled tees of water. August 16 Cloudy and threatened rain. After breakfast rode look six good front, but did I just ,front was a rise. Mr. Spencer drove me up to the dam in "the Diamond" where he Shot two nests. Ch.pintq. and a dus antip. In P.M. solnavyavusce .In P.M. to the mouth of the Diamond and looked never ,fronts if itama ifa August 16 Cloudy and warm. In forenoon mooned ni .meww hua ybuoC .Is tawuA qu delias and sailer beds arova si liying about constantly in farage locks. and which reseemed the fail of the blue bird. Do.-vo-y. heard for the first time a emit jerif ant .of bread August 18 - 25

47 UPTON, MAINE 1873 August 23 August 23. Cleared up this morning. Barstow and Mr. Fullerton left for the Mid. dam this morning. After breakfast Mr. Godwin and I started up C. river and he paddled me up about two miles. I shot three wood ducks in two shots, all on the water, and a Sol.sandp. flying. The A.sponss were I think all adt. though in nearly the plumage of the young . Saw large numbers of small birds and was lucky enough to get a My.pussillus y.y. in 2nd plumage: whether this bird was raised in the vicinity or not must be of course a matter of conjecture,but am inclined to think that it was, as I have seen no evidence as yet of any influx of small birds from the north,although many of the birds have evidently left here. Birds have almost entirely stopped singing: even Zon.albicollis is heard but seldom and occasionally Parula am. and Vireos.olivacea and solitarius. Chordeiles popetue still keep up their booming and on still nights I see them out on the lake in large flocks. Rhy.solitarius and Ceryle alcyon are not 1/3 as abundant as they were in July and the blackbirds have nearly all left us. At the Megalloway birds are much later apparently than here: thus I heard Turdus pallasii there August 19th and Z.albicollis rang morning and evening. The young of Chry.pinus are now all on wing and they are forming into large flocks: I think they must breed and the average about a week in advance of Ch.tristis as a few young of that species are beginning to appear. I frequently see ospreys sailing about: they have a note here I never heard before, a short

{ "text": "1873\nAugust 22\n\nThe young of Chry.piums are now all on wing and they are form-\nting into large flocks: I think they must breed in advance of the\nseason as a few young of Ch.tristis as a few young of that\nspecies are beginning to appear. I frequently see speckled sail-\nfish after a storm, a short time ago here I never heard before.\n\nThere was no evidence as yet of any connection of course or even just a matter of conjecture: whether this bird was raised in the vicinity\nof many of the birds of the north.alphonia.chthi from birds of smali and xulius of infus of small flocks. Birds have almost entirely left here, have evidently left here.\n\nThe young of Chry.piums are now all on wing and they are form-\nting into large flocks: I think they must breed in advance of the\nseason as a few young of Ch.tristis as a few young of that\nspecies are beginning to appear. I frequently see speckled sail-\nfish after a storm, a short time ago here I never heard before.\n\nThe young of Chry.piums are now all on wing and they are form-\nting into large flocks: I think they must breed in advance of the\nseason as a few young of Ch.tristis as a few young of that\nspecies are beginning to appear. I frequently see speckled sail-\nfish after a storm, a short time ago here I never heard before.\n\nThe young of Chry.piums are now all on wing and they are form-\nting into large flocks: I think they must breed in advance of the\nseason as a few young of Ch.tristis as a few young of that\nspecies are beginning to appear. I frequently see speckled sail-\nfish after a storm, a short time ago here I never heard before.\n\nThe young of Chry.piums are now all on wing and they are form-\nting into large flocks: I think they must breed in advance of the\nseason as a few young of Ch.tristis as a few young of that\nspecies are beginning to appear. I frequently see speckled sail-\nfish after a storm, a short time ago here I never heard before.\n\nThe young of Chry.piums are now all on wing and they are form-\nting into large flocks: I think they must breed in advance of the\nseason as a few young of Ch.tristis as a few young of that\nspecies are beginning to appear. I frequently see speckled sail-\nfish after a storm, a short time ago here I never heard before.\n\nThe young of Chry.piums are now all on wing and they are form-\nting into large flocks: I think they must breed in advance of the\nseason as a few young of Ch.tristis as a few young of that\nspecies are beginning to appear. I frequently see speckled sail-\nfish after a storm, a short time ago here I never heard before.\n\nThe young of Chry.piums are now all on wing and they are form-\nting into large flocks: I think they must breed in advance of the\nseason as a few young of Ch.tristis as a few young of that\nspecies are beginning to appear. I frequently see speckled sail-\nfish after a storm, a short time ago here I never heard before.\n\nThe young of Chry.piums are now all on wing and they are form-\nting into large flocks: I think they must breed in advance of the\nseason as a few young of Ch.tristis as a few young of that\nspecies are beginning to appear. I frequently see speckled sail-\nfish after a storm, a short time ago here I never heard before.\n\nThe young of Chry.piums are now all on wing and they are form-\nting into large flocks: I think they must breed in advance of the\nseason as a few young of Ch.tristis as a few young of that\nspecies are beginning to appear. I frequently see speckled sail-\nfish after a storm, a short time ago here I never heard before.\n\nThe young of Chry.piums are now all on wing and they are form-\nting into large flocks: I think they must breed in advance of the\nseason as a few young of Ch.tristis as a few young of that\nspecies are beginning to appear. I frequently see speckled sail-\nfish after a storm, a short time ago here I never heard before.\n\nThe young of Chry.piums are now all on wing and they are form-\nting into large flocks: I think [TRANSCRIPTION_TRUNCATED_DUE_TO_LOOP]

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.

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49 UPTON, MAINE 1873 August 26 - 27 August 26. Clear, cool and pleasant. Started up Cambridge river after breakfast taking my br. loader and shot six birds, the best a ♀ D.tigrina y.y. and 3 D.pennsylvanica y.y. Saw a y.y. Mniotilta varia, but was too near to shoot, and in backing out lost it. Made a very good snap shot at a Black duck as it was disappearing round a bend and killed it. Guiraca ludoviciana is getting numerous. They fly about in small companies, from tree to tree, uttering the fall note before referred to: I al- so hear them frquently at night. Barstow came down from the dam this evening. He had good fishing, took trout up to 2½lbs. August 27. Clear cool and a most lovely day. About 10 started up the lake on the steamer with Barstow and were left at Bear brook pond hole, the boat running up to Megalloway to take up H. Winslow and party. Shot a mink then started down river and sailed to the mouth. Struck into a pond hole near the outlet where we saw numbers of ducks and I shot two hooded mergansers both flying and a winter yellow leg. While in this pond the steamer ran down by and there we were left fully 12 miles from home, but had to make the best of it, so taking it coolly we sailed about 2 miles before dark and rowed the rest of the way getting back to the Lake house by 10:30 P.M. Heard a number of loons and one owl on the way down and saw large numbers of ducks coming up from the narrows. The melancholy quavering cry of the loon we heard at intervals up to 10 o'clock and the faint lisp of the migrating warblers and sparrows was almost incessant in the darkness overhead: at one time a Tyrannus car.

UPTON, MAINE 1872 August 26 - 27 Aurora St. & C.O. Ferris had looo .jnasalq bua Cambridg river revis and a small boat of theirs. They were fishing for trout and saw a great many fish jumping out of the water. They also saw a large number of ducks and geese flying over the pond. While in this part of Maine they felt fully as much at home as if they had been in their own yard. They had to make the best of it, so taking off their shoes and stockings they waded through the water to get across the river. After a while they found themselves in a small boat which was rowed by two men who were not very strong but seemed to know what they were about. The boatman told them that he had been born and raised in this part of Maine and knew all about the rivers and lakes there. They asked him if he could take them somewhere else and he said yes, but only for a short distance. So they got into the boat and started down the river again. As they went along they saw many different kinds of fish swimming around them. Some were very small while others were quite large. One day they came upon a group of seals playing in the water. The men said that these seals lived all year round in this part of Maine and were never seen anywhere else. They watched them for quite some time before finally deciding to leave them alone and continue their journey. After traveling for several hours they arrived at a small island where there was a beautiful view of the surrounding mountains and valleys. They decided to stay here for a few days and enjoy the scenery while waiting for better weather conditions. During this time they met many other people who also enjoyed being outdoors and talking about nature. One evening as they sat by the fire watching the flames dance above them, one person asked another if he believed in ghosts or spirits. The first man replied that he did not believe in such things but thought it was possible that some people might experience strange occurrences due to natural causes rather than supernatural ones. He explained that many times when people feel scared or confused they may interpret normal events as something frightening or mysterious. However, he also admitted that there could be certain places where unusual phenomena occur more frequently than usual. In any case, he believed it was important not to let fear control our thoughts and actions but instead approach life with curiosity and openness towards whatever mysteries may exist within us all.

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

August 30, 1875 Upton, Maine [illegible] After breakfast we started up Cambridge and clear and warm. August 29. We enjoyed ourselves as much as we could to the utmost of our abilities through the river with Captain Perkins and for the space of three or four miles in that direction, the forest shade was very pleasant indeed, and a few ducks flew over us which were killed, but none were brought home. The birds seemed to be more plentiful than usual, and we saw several pairs of geese, and one bird only shot. In the afternoon we went to the mouth of the river and saw several carriages passing by, and I pulled down a number of ducks over me and fired five shots at them, but they did not seem to be much disturbed. We spent the forenoon in perfect health and spirits, August 28. After dinner we started for the hotel near the town of Upton, where we had several hours of sport shooting one black duck, a few others, and a large number of birds.

51 UPTON, MAINE 1873 August 31.- September 2. fire and put me out. On the way back B. drove out another flock of mergansers from the upper pond and I made a good double shot, dropping both birds, but loosing one wing tipped in the high grass. I also shot a Falco columbarius and B. a bittern. In P.M. we paddled down to the mouth again and sailed from there, close hauled up to the narrows where we lay for ducks until the steamer came along without getting a shot. The swal- lows are all, or nearly all, gone. The marsh west of the house is now filled with a chirping lisping throng of sparrows, P.sav- anna being largely represented. Rhysolitarius and T.macularius are daily growing less numerous and small hawks are beginning to increase in numbers. August 31. (Sunday) Cloudy and clearing. Spent all the day about the house with Barstow. September 1. Cloudy and chilly with east wind. In A.M. went down to the mouth of the river with B. and he shot a y.y. bittern Saw a Charadrius virginicus. In P.M. skinned the bittern and collected some Spanish moss for packing. This morning I shot a y.y. Ac.fuscus flying over the barn. Ec. migratories are col- lecting into large flocks. September 2. Showery and clearing with heavy N.W. winds. Took the steamboat with B. this morning up to the outlet, Dr. Ambler and party also on board, bound for "the retreat". The steamer stuck going over the bar at the outlet and we were delayed two hours there: finally getting across we rode to Leonards pond where we disembarked and B. started up, leaving me stationed at

1875 September 2 - ,18 January. On the way back B. & another friend put me out of life and took me to a good double lock of merchandise from the upper pond and I made a shot at a bird, but missed it. The wind was one mile an hour and I was in a different place. A few miles down the river we saw a large flock of ducks flying towards us. M.P. & I were close behind them when they turned to fly back into the water. The next morning we found a great many more geese than usual on the marsh west of the house. The geese seemed very much pleased with their food and nearly all flew away. It was almost noon when we started off again for some shooting along the river bank. We had not gone far before we came upon a large flock of ducks feeding near the water's edge. They were all very tame and allowed us to approach quite close without frightening them. The geese also seemed quite contented with their meal and did not fly away until we moved further on. We spent all day hunting and cleaning. Sunday, September 31st was cloudy and chilly with wind from the west. We started down to the mouth of the river with B. & his wife who had been visiting us during our stay there. They were very much pleased with the outing and seemed quite happy with the whole trip. We returned home in good spirits after a successful day of hunting.

52 UPTON, MAINE 1873 September 3 - 5 the mouth. The ducks began soon to come down and I shot four, two flying. B. shot a wood duck and came back. Hearing the whistle of the steamboat we dragged out my skiff and I stationed myself on the river while he went back to the pond. Here I shot two more ducks, a winter yellow leg. and a grt. blue heron all flying and missed another duck after snapping the first barrel at him. The steamer now came along and after another delay on the bar, we reached home by 10 P.M. September 3. Clear and a fine day. Barstow left for "the re- treat" this morning. After dinner went up Cambridge river in the skiff and shot 8 birds, 2 D.castania, 1 Parus hud. and 2 D.striata: the latter are evidently increasing in numbers. Rhy.solitarius are all gone, as are the swallows which seemed to have almost simultaneously. Ch.popetue I have not seen for several days, and Chry.pinus with their young have suddenly and almost entirely disappeared. C.tristis is also, I think, leaving us. The birches are turning yellow, the ferns are withering and everything both faunal and floral begins to show signs of the approaching change in nature. September 4. Cloudy and rainy, wind east. In forenoon skinned the birds shot yesterday. In P.M. went down to the river and took three half-pounders. September 5. Clear with showers. In A.M. shot a Ch.tristis with my rifle and took 2 M.melodia nestling. Lounged about the house in P.M. Dan C. French arrived in the evening.

53 UPTON, MAINE 1873 September 6 - 9 September 6. Clear and a lovely day. We took the boat up to the "Inlet" in the morning and arrived at "the Retreat" at 2 P.M. rode across the carry on the old horse with the "buck board" rattling behind and was pretty well bruised up by the time I got there. In the evening went down to "the run" and took a 2 pound fish. Barstow caught five, one a 4 pounder. September 7. (Sunday) Cloudy with east wind. After breakfast Dan and I started up the lake and rowed as far as the entrance to Mollychunkamunk. Saw a Picoides arcticus and shot a Sp. carius and a kingfisher, with my rifle. Got back to camp by 5 P.M. and fished a little in the run, but without success. September 8. Rained hard last night but cleared up at sunrise. Fished at intervals during the day and steadily towards sunset, but did not take a trout, and only one or two were caught by the others. The sunset on the lake this evening was very fine, the mountains to the East lighting up with a changing succes- sion of the most beautiful colors. Saw a Ch.pelasgia, the only swallow for a week or more,and undoubtedly the last. September 9. Clear and a fine day. Rose at 5 o'clock and went down to the run where I took three fish before breakfast, all under a pound. During the forenoon caught two more. After din- er we packed up and bidding good-bye to all at the camp, start- ed down across the carry, I riding old Bonny. Taking a boat at "Cedar Stump" we pulled down the lake as far as the outlet where we were taken aboard by "the Diamond" and reached the Lake house by 8:30. At the Outlet I shot a merganser flying. At Richard-

by 8:30. At the Outlet I shot a mermanseer flying. At Richard- where we were taken aboard by "the Diamond" and reached the Lake house st post a boat. Taking off Bonny. ed down across the carry, y riding old Bonny. I ,yrras seors nwob -strt-s,qmss at the camp as it is of all the good-by-good-biddings up and we packed der 5 pound. During the forenoon caught two more. After din- If down to the run where I took three fish before breakfast. September 8 Clear and a fine day. Rose at 5 o'clock and went jeaf the yibetduobnu ndore, or week or wolfaw for a week of most beautiful colors. Saw a Ch.Pelpea ,sigseleq. the only yino art ,sigsleq. saw a was .sion of the most beautiful colors. the mountains to the East lighting up with a changing -scene. the others. The sunset on the lake and the sun came out ,eni't sev aw gniwea eidn ekaI ent no ssaume etT ,e th otihert dy yjgusao ereew owt ro eno yino bna ,fuot a ekst ton dib tud Fished up the day and got gnirub alsvretnai te bedelP teenue abrewot ylibsejs bna yab eht gnirub alsvretnai te bedelP September 8 redmejqes .Rinead hard fast but closered up at sunrise. M.P.M. and fished in the run, but withno success.essocneas py qmac ot kedd to ,effi yx dtiw ,tsailgnik a bna swirc and a knifisher ,with my rifle .Got back to camp by of MoIlyehumkummuk. Saw a picoside ercious and shot a fore & p. den dan I started up the lake and rowed as far as the entrance September 8 redmejqes ) yabudy ( Sunday ) .dnim jesw with ybwuy ( Sunday ) .After breakfast pound. Barstow caught five ,one a 4 pounder. time I got there. In the evening went out in .erep tor I smit and "run" of "the" to newt nneve ehj ni .erep tor I smit dy the up qu desilrd ifew yjjees saw bna brided gnifjesr "postd" P.M. rode across the carry on the old horse with the "duck" 2 to "the Retreat" it arrived at "the Retreat" 2 to "the Retreat" We took the boat up to .Sedpmeber 8 Clear and a lovely day. September 8 - 9 September 6 - 9 1873 UPTON, MAINE

54 UPTON, MAINE 1873 September 10 - 11 son lake I noticed no striking difference in the avifauna ex- cept that birds and game of all kinds were exceedingly scarce. Parus hudsonius was very abundant and Ch.pinus still about, and we saw numbers of Rhy.solitarius which I had noted at Upton,as all gone a week since. Ducks were scarce the only species were Mergus americanus and Lophodytes cucullatus. A Querqueda discors was shot to-day near the outlet of Umbagog. September 10. Clear and a fine cool day. After breakfast Dan and I started up Cambridge river, taking a lunch and spent the day in its beautiful forest shaded depths. Dan shot three black ducks from a flock of six in the first bayou and further up we struck a flock of six ruffed grown of which I shot five (four with my rifle) and Dan the remaining one. I also shot with my rifle a woodpecker, a kingfisher and a sol.sandpiper, making remarkably good shots. Saw D.tigrina, D.castanna, Buteo penn. and Guiraca ludovicianana the latter I shot. September 11. Clear, a lovely day. Dan started off at day light with Messrs. Tilton and Bates and ranged around the mouth of the river for duck, but they returned without success. In the afternoon Dan went out again with Smith and killed two par- tridges. After dinner we, with Messrs. Bates and Tilton started up lake for the narrows where we arrived at 6 and disposed our- selves to await the arrival of the ducks. They commenced fly- ing at about 6:15 and for a short time we had lively shooting and Dan killed two mergansers. I had only one fair shot at two mergansers passing overhead rather high which I missed. Coming

mergansers passing overhead rather high which I missed. I had only one in my gun and Dan killed two-mergansers. guiding. We had it for a short time and he about six of ducks. They commenced to swim as far as the jaws of -ly became very serious. The commenced swimming. our-wo beaquaib and it revived at 6 and arrived up lake for the netrows where we arrived at 6 and arrived tridges. After dinner, we with Messrs Bates and Bates before the afternoon Dan went out again with Smith and killed two par- in I. The returned without success, but they returned without success. light with Messrs Bates and Bates began around the mouth day it started off at day. September 11th, a clear, lovely day, penn and Quiraca was the same as when I shot. Good shooting making remarkable good shots. Swam D. Rigby's canoe, D. Cassaman, Bruno with my rifle a Kingfisher and a Kingfisher and a woodpecker. A rifle four with my rifle) and Dan the remaining one. I also shot up we struck a flock of six truffled grown of which I shot five duck ducks from a flock of six in the first bayou and further day in its beautiful forest shaded depths. Dan shot three and I started up Campbridge River, taking a lunch and spent the September 2nd. After breakfast Dan of Umbogede. He was shot to-day near the outlet of Umbogede. Mergus americanus and Lophodytes cucullatus. A Quercus rubra were species the only since Ducks were scarce a week since a more a we as numbered of Rhys. I noted at which I found it very good, and as, notqu U to Boston had I found it very good, and and Juoda Ilita numip. Ch.pipium and Ch.pipium and Ch.pipium. seept the that bird and sang of some and kinds were excelledingly eorpoec. -xe anuvia edti ni enoerelld gnikik no deitcn I lake son lake September 10 - 11 1873 MAIN, UPTON 24

55 UPTON, MAINE 1873 September 12 - 14 back by "300 acre island" we heard some large wild animal in the woods (*) making a harsh and rather tremulous cry and upon paddling in and firing the crashing of dry twigs was distinctly audible as it started off. (*) I now know this to have been merely a young Bubo virinianus September 12. Clear and a hot day. Ther. 87° My hip painin g me badly I remained in the house all day while the boys went up back of 300 acres island and returned at 9 P.M. with a wood duck and a heron (A.herodias). September 13. Clear and very warm, clouding up in P.M. with rain. Started on the boat this morning for Megalloway. At the outlet Dan shot two and I one winter yellow legs off the boat and between there and Errol I shot a sheldrake in the water and a merganser flying: up the Megalloway we saw large number of duck but got no shots. Arrived at Spencer found that we had left our valise at the Lake house, so had to give up our pro- posed stay of several days. The two brothers Allen and a Mr. Perry went up on the boat with us. Had a Calidris arenaria sent down to me by Barstow from the Richardson lake to-day. September 14. (Sunday) Cloudy and cold with occasional rain. Started from Megalloway on the boat at 10:30. At the outlet saw a fine pair of Eagles (H.leuco.) one a magnificent adult and the other with a little white on both head and tail: they were beating about over the meadow like marsh hawkes, lighting occasionally on low stubs. Just as the boat ran in to the landing at Upton a flock of five Quer. discors rose ahead and

25 MAIN, UPTON, 1873 September 14 - 16 back by "300 acre island" we heard some strange whistling in lamina ni the woods (*) a making a rather tremulous cry and upon noqu depicted it as if edifying to have been of this won I (*) was distinctly the grating of dry twig saw egjw viftoniib and didble as it stretched off. now I (*) this word of life had been very much a young Pabo virilious September 18. Clear and a hot day. There 670. Ny dip painting me madily I remained in the house all while the new ayod went up back of 300 acre island and returned at 6 p.m. with a wood . ( September 18, Clear and very warm, continuing in p.m. with rain. started on the boat this morning for Meejowway. At the outlet Dan shot two and I one winter yellow legs off the post and between there and Errol I found a shebrake in the water and duck but no jog or shor of Spencer found that we had a number of of left our village at the lake house, so hard to get on quow pro- pose days of several years ago and two brothers and a Mr. Perry went up on the boat with us. Had a California terns sent down to me by Barstow from the Richardson lake to-day. September 14 (Sunday) Cloudy and cold with occasional rain. started from Meejowway on the boat at 10:30. At the outlet was a fine pair of Eagles (Honei.) one was magnificently and the other with a little white on both head and tail: were beating upon the water like madmen. We did not go to the occasionally on stubs. Just as the boat ran in to the landing at Upton a flock of live Quet. discovered ahead and

56 UPTON, MAINE 1873 September 15.- 17 swung by offering a good shot had we been ready for them, and at the same time a large block of Anthus ludovicianus passed overhead, the first I have seen here. Horatio Greenough and party arrived this P.M. and put up five woodcock in "the savins" in a short time. September 15. Clear and cool. Went up on the boat this morn- ing and getting into my float at the outlet sailed about the lake the greater part of the day, shooting a pair of y,y. Sterna hirundo near the outlet (getting only one). In the P.M. we saw a fine loon and followed him about for a short time until at the fourth shot I was lucky enough to put a rifle bullet through his neck at about 250 yds. and after a most exciting chase for a short distance I finished him with a charge of No. 6 shot: it was a very adult ♀ and weighed 11 lbs. 2 oz. and although the jugular vein had been cut by the bullet and the neck more or less shattered she was still able to dive and swim for a long distance under water. September 16. Clear and cool. Spent the entire day around the house with Dan as my hip is too lame to allow of much walking. In.P.M. skinned and made up the loon the job occupying about 2½ hours. C. F. Barstow came down from the retreat this evening. September 17. Clear and cool. Dan left on the stage for home this morning. I spent the day in the house with Barstow and a Mr. Wade who is stopping here and who seems to be a good fellow. In P.M. B. went down on the marsh put up four snipe and shot a Tringa maculata.

57 UPTON, MAINE 1873 September 18 - September 18. Clear and warm with South wind. Spend A.M. about the house while Barstow went down on the marsh and started 8 snipe one of which he shot. In P.M. went up Cambridge River and shot a black duck sitting, and five small birds. Was much surprised at coming upon a rail (P.carolina) that was sitting crouched up under a log on the edge of the stream. There has been quite a change in nature within the last week: the birches and maples are fast assuming their autumnal tints and a few cold nights have banished nearly all the more delicate summer species of birds. Among the warblers only one species is left in any numbers--D.coronata. I saw one each of Parula am., Deud. maculosa and D.striata, but the chirping hordes of these birds that a few days since filled the woods are gone. Lon.albicollis and Junco hy. with Parus atri., P.hudson, and Regelus sat. and D.coronata are more the prominent species in the woods. Passer. savanna and MelPalustris on the marsh. Chry.pinus are coming about the house again in large, whirling, eccentric flocks and I heard a single Rhy.solitarius to-day. Sp.varius is still present in small numbers as is Chry. tristis. Mr. G. Heyward informs me that Mergus Am. and Turdus mig. winter here every year in small numbers, the former fishing the eddies in the streams. September 19. Cloudy and rained hard all day. Spent the day about the house being much troubled by rheumatism in my hip. September 20. Cloudy and clear alternately. Rained very hard last night. After dinner started up Cambridge river in the

September 20. Cloudy and clear alternately. Rained very hard . . . September 21. Spent the day cloudy and rained hard all day. September 26. After dinner started up Cambridge river in the last night. September 28. About the house being much troubled by rheumatism in my hip. October 10. Cloudy and clear alternately. Rained very hard . . .

58 UPTON, MAINE 1873 September 21 - 22 skiff. I found that stream much swollen by the late rains, flowing nearly bank full with a rapid current. Shot six birds the best a Parus hudsonius in full fall plumage. L. T. Brown came in this evening from Bethel and Barstow started up the Megalloway this morning with F. S. Flint. The steamboat was "hung up" at the mouth of the Cambridge River while attempting to run in in the dark this evening. September 21. (Sunday) Clear and cold. Spent the day about the house, in P.M. skinning the birds shot yesterday. Fished an hour or so in the river with my new rod and caught two small fish. The sunset was extremely fine this evening, the changing forests being fairly flooded with brilliant light. September 22. Clear and warmer than past few days. After break- fast took a trip up Cambridge river in the skiff and shot six birds, two Parus hudsonius etc. This bird (P.hudsonius) has not a single note like P.atricapillus: the note described under August 11 is frequently preluded by the sharp che-chit or chee- chit-chit, and the single chirp corresponding to that of P.atri- capillus is much louder and more petulant and not in any way to be confounded with it. These three sets of notes are the only ones I have heard to be sure of, though the bird will sometimes give a sputtering combination of them all in rapid succession. It is on the whole much more silent and less cheery than P.a tri., keeps almost exclusively in the firs and spruces very high up, has a heavier and more clumsy flight, and although often seen near, does not as a rule associate with that species. Heard

1873 September 21 - 22 skiff. I found the stream much slower by the late rains. Shoat six birds flowing nearly back full with a rapid current. The best a Parna hudsonius in full fat plumage. In T. Brown and came in this evening from Bethel and Barston where the was teodmaejt ed The .inli .S .F diti alinom sith yewllofyeM "hung up" at the mouth of the Cambridge River while stemming to run in in the dark this evening. September 21 (Sunday).IS redmeqjot clear and cold. Spent the day about the house, in P.M. skimming the birds shot .yabrejsye ma bethel four or so in the river with my djiw and rod and canng two llama owt T. hif saw jesuaw nif vlemereh eht sni et this evening, and the changing forest being covered with light, yilfa gniad ebodl hiw tnilli .jnhf September 28. Clear and warmer than remew hns neelO .yab welfteaq -kreed-yifA least took a trip up Cambridge river in the skiff and shoat six bird, ,ebid two Parna hudsonius etc .cjs aninomhbu owt jon ad (suinohdbu) Tihl sihT a single note like P.sprucefllirs :the one described under August 11 is frequently prefused by the sharp or chee -chee of chie-chiff to that of quibnobaep which sings and has .chic-chiif of capilus is much louder and more plentiful and not in any way ni ynw ot one. I have heard to be sure of ,o emw ed ot brenw even I amc be comforted with .ji dliw behnomd T.ehtn eceh ares ot a evig gniretjup otniandmoc ot tla mend ni IIa nipr ed .moiseocoun "it is on the whole much more silent and less cheerful than P.spru. speeks squeaks and screams very high qu ,yuh uhsf eht ni vleivauloexs aqemi has a heavier and more clammy flight although often seen does not as a rule associate with these species. ,aeleqs jehT ehfoceass efir ea jon aeob .earH

59 UPTON, MAINE 1873 September 23 - 24 several Picoides articus: this note (have heard only one) is not to be distinguished from the "chuck" of the common ground squirrel. Saw of warblers, D.coronata abundant, D.maculosa several, D.virens do., Parula am. do., Geothlypis trichas do. and D.carulescens do.: the chick of the latter species is exactly like that of Junco hyemalis. Sitta can. is getting very abundant. Saw a few Chry.tristis and pinus and a single Rhy. solitarius, also one Sp.varius. In P.M. skinned my birds. September 23. Cloudy and cold. Spent most of the day packing up. September 24. Left the lake for home this morning in a pouring rain. The scenery was lovely though chilled and obscured to some degree by the dark gloomy morning; the foliage on the mountain sides had nearly reached its perfection of autumn splendor and exhibited all its gorgeous coloring to perfection in contrast with the dark firs and spruces. In the notch a rf.grouse walked out into the road in front of the horses and surveyed us coolly until we were nearly upon her, then with a short flight disappeared among the yellow birches. Near Bethel we began to see numbers of Mimus car. along the roadside: did not observe them at all this year at Upton. Reached Cambridge at 9 P. M. and found all well.

60 LAKE UMBAGO, UPTON, MAINE 1874 July 24 - 27 July 24. Clear, warm and pleasant. Left Boston at 8:15 on the Eastern road and arrived at the Lake by 11 P.M. after a most lovely ride through the notch by moonlight. Saw a Rhy.solitar- ius at Bryants pond. Took possession of my last years room and turned in at once. July 25. Clear, very warm in forenoon, but good breeze in P.M. Unpacked my things in forenoon, that is, as many as I have, one trunk and valise of ammunition having been left at Bethel as Clark had too heavy a load to bring them up to-night. After dinner took my Tonks gun and with 7 cartridges, all I had, started out to try for cock. Put up five and killed four in seven shots. Shot behaved rather poorly, pointing fairly, but once when three birds jumped altogether from a spring hole giv- ing me a fine double shot of which, however, I killed only the first. The young birds fill the woods with their chirping and I long for my dust shot. July 26. Clear and warm with a good breeze. Spent most of the day about the house taking a stroll up into the pasture back of Abbotts in P.M. with my rifle to try for a shot at a woodchuck but saw none. Shot a bluebird at about 50 yds. Turdus swain- sonii, Zon albicollis, T.pallasii, Cont. borealis and a few others are still singing. Shot a Per.canadensis in im. plumage. July 27. Cloudy, commenced raining at about 10 A.M. and contin- ued till evening. Started after breakfast for a tramp to "the sluice" with Sargent, but the rain turned us back before we had

July 27 Lake Umbagog, Upton, Maine 1874 Jul 24 - July 27 July 24. Clear. Fine and pleasant weather. No fishing on the lake today; it is still too cold. Hester and her son went to the lake and fished all day. They returned in the evening, tired but happy. I saw Hester through the window of my bedroom as she came home from the lake. She looked exhausted but content. July 25. Clear. Very warm in the afternoon, but cold breeze in the morning. Unpacked my things in the afternoon, and sat down to read a book. The sun was shining brightly, casting long shadows across the room. Clerk had too heavy load to bring to dinner; I took his books and we cooked together. He was quite tired from carrying so much. After dinner, we went for a walk in the woods. It was lovely to breathe fresh air after being cooped up inside all day. The young birds chirped cheerfully as they flew around us, their bright colors contrasting beautifully with the green leaves. I longed for my dear old home once again, where three deer had been seen running freely through the forest. However, I killed one of them, which gave me a fine double shot. The other bird escaped, flying high into the sky. The young birds flew off with their chirping songs, leaving only silence behind. It felt peaceful yet slightly melancholic. I longed for my dear old home once again, where three deer had been seen running freely through the forest. However, I killed one of them, which gave me a fine double shot. The other bird escaped, flying high into the sky. The young birds flew off with their chirping songs, leaving only silence behind. It felt peaceful yet slightly melancholic. July 26. Clear and pleasant weather again. A nice breeze kept things cool despite the warm sun. Appointed M.P. to take charge of the housekeeping duties for the day. He seemed eager to help out around the farm. Shot a tom cat near the road; it was quite a surprise given its proximity to our dwelling. Fortunately, no damage was done. Tumbled down some stairs while trying to catch the cat. Fortunately, I managed to land safely without any injury. The rest of the afternoon was spent reading and reflecting on recent events. Time seemed to pass slowly as thoughts wandered aimlessly through memory lane. July 27. Cloudy but not unpleasantly so. Morning brought mild temperatures suitable for outdoor activities. Started preparing breakfast early in the morning, hoping to avoid rushing later when guests arrived unexpectedly. With Sergeant "Julius" and his men turning up unexpectedly, we had little choice but to adapt quickly. The entire page appears faint or reversed due to bleed-through from the opposite side.

61 UPTON, MAINE 1874 July 28 - Got out of sight of the house. Passed most of the day sitting on the piazza and shot 2 second plumage Hir.lunifrons and a Pi- cus pubescens with the whole top of head red. Leuman Sargent informs me that he once took a pair of young Haliaetus leucoce- phalus from the nest and kept them alive: until the third year they changed but little, then the head and tail both showed a little white: the fourth year both assumed their perfect plum- age. July 28. Spruce grouse and young. Cloudy: rained all P.M. In forenoon took a turn through "the savins" with my Jones gun and shot 9 young birds, the best D.tigrina ♀, H.peregrina ♂, Reg. satrapa, Zon.albicollis and Tetrao canadensis. While pushing my way through the ferns I found a brood of young Tetrao cana- densis which were about as large as quail. They rose with a whirring to the tops of the low firs where they sat gazing at me at me uttering occasionally a low whistling note. The mother of the brood lit also on a fir near by and called continually Kruck, kruck, krrrkruck to her young. Approaching her slowly I actually got near enough to push her off the bough with the muzzle of my gun, when she flew rapidly with loud whirring to another small tree and allowed me to approach quite as near again. Going off a few yards she began to call again loudly and the young birds answering she took wing and alighted among them. In flight and general attitude I noticed nothing widely different from B.umbellus, and the young were at a little distance sur- prisingly like those of that bird at the same age. Most of the

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62 UPTON, MAINE 1874 July 29 - 30 young warblers seem to be in transition from the nestling to the fall plumage. I heard maculosa singing. The young of Zon. albicollis and G.trichas have precisely the same note as the adult. Heard Curvirostra americana flying and Mr. Miller ( a boarder) shot a Hy.pilcatus which clung to a huge stub and has not yet fallen. The chirping of the broods of young birds is the characteristic sound of the woods now and all sparrows, warblers, etc. seem to make exactly the same sound. In P. M. skinned my birds and Messrs. Godwin and Sargent brought back 26 trout from Taylers cove. July 29. Cloudy and rained at intervals all day. In P.M. Messrs. Wright, Miller and Godwin and myself chartered the steamer for $5.00 and sailed up to Taylers cove where I caught about a dozen small trout and the others about the same number. Nothing in the bird line of special note except that we were treated to a glorious concert from the hermit thrushes at the cove. Got back by dark rather wet, but well satisfied with our trip. July 30. Clear and cool. Wind N.W. In A.M. took a short turn through the savins bringing ll birds, among them D.castanea nest- lng, 1 D.maculosa do., 1 do. Zon.albicollis, 1 Parus hudsonius adult, 1 do. Emp.traillii, etc. The chirping of the young of the different warblers is absolutely undistinguishable. That of the young Reg.satrapa is very like, but a trifle shriller. A young Vireo olivacea that I shot kept up a noise so exactly like a harsh note of the adult D.maculosa that I was deceived until I saw it. Saw a Picoides articus and a young Coc.erythrop

until I saw if Saw a Flicker's actions and a young Cocerythrop like a harah note of the adult D.maculose that I was deceived a young Vivio vivax shot I hadt necoavio ootV and a qu jpeke to of the young Regespa is very like, but a flicke amplifier. The different species is absolutely indistinguishable. That adult, I do Rmp.tralifi., etc .etc .fiffiit.gm., ob I ,jfuhe suing I ,siffoicilife I Fama hudsoinus -jean senetase.D med among them D.estesne. through the savina brinld li gightli enid D.maculose ob i ,do Clear and cool .03 ynuL .A.M in A.M. in a book a short turn back by dark rather wet, few but ,few satisfied with our trip. Glorious concerts from the hermit thrushes at the cave of God to go a of beetest ew that jpeexe ejon laisoqa to dird bird and of Nothing .redmun same edt jouda arehto edt had juort llama $8.00 and sailes has 00.&2T to qu deflaYere covewhere I caught a twode for Wright,Miller and Godwin and myself 'LasyuM bna niwboB has teliiM .yul .93 and retained bna ydbouf Cloofy ta beniaed ja alavredni ,yab ifa afvevdaI .N.P in M. essesM 28 front from Tsyfer covse. skinned my birds and Messrs. Godwin and Sargent brought back warblers, etc to make exactly the same sound. In P.M., and not yet fallen. The chirping of the broods of young bird is characteristic sound of the woods about us on a warm summer's day, the fall leaf edge .exactly as if it had been freshly cut with a knife. I heard Curvirostra americana singing and Mr.Miller ( and have precisely the same note as they. G.trichas has difficult The young of Son, I heard maculose breeding. The young of Son, of griffards from the nestling to be in transition from the warbler-like

63 UPTON, MAINE 1874 July 31 - August 1 just able to fly and covered with white down, which uttered the coo coo in exactly the tone of the adult. After supper had some good sport in the pool under the dam, landing 8 trout and holding a four pounder for about 10 minutes, but finally loosing him by my leader breaking. Chordeiles popetue I hear these moon-light nights as late as 10. All the blackbirds were gone at the time of my arrival except a few S.ferrugineus which I see daily. I think Hirundo bicolor has left as I have seen none for two days and have noted the same of Cot.riparia. July 31. A.M. clear. P.M. cloudy with light rain. After breakfast struck up the W. bank of Cambridge river and took 8 birds the best 3 P.arcticus (1 y.y.) 1 Emp.traillii (nestling) 1 D. corocata (nestling) etc. The young E.traillii although barely able to fly called out que wichy in almost exactly the tone of the adult and kept darting up after flies although they were fed at frequent intervals by the parent. In the savins I fell in with my brood of spruce grouse again and watched them for some time: one of the young, the largest, walked out on a spruce limb with his tail up like a turkey cock, and kept calling in nearly the manner of the adult ♀. The young coronata had a different chirping from the other warblers, more guttural and continued for a longer time without cessation. In the afternoon and evening caught ten trout below the dam, some of them half pounders. August 1. Clear with three heavy thunder showers. Off after breakfast as usual, sailing down to Peaseleys landing where I

UPON, 1874 I August - I July and uple to fly of old just some had repque After .Juba and the one to end ed yitsake ni ooo ccc -hion and twort 8 qnidnaI ,mab the under loop thi ni it spoot mid gniscof yllanfi but junumI of doun fo roun poudn a gni -room eaeht near I enqpop seliefieC .Chordelies breakinG. the at the blackbirdwere gone as is 10 .Of as efI as sthikI .yliah see I hoiic suenigniswihc .few a qpece Ivaii of msit of owt for onen nees evar I as JleI and pofold ohnuIH nkiht I .aireriq.Cot o same etn ebno evah dna ysaB -heard redA .niar thpi htiw ynoufo .M.P .reel .M.A .IE yiń abid 8 dook dna revir and kof CemdirdgeC.W ent pu rtsuq faS , D I (gnitsen) ifiiat.qmI I ( ,v.y I ) srotsre.P & jeeD the deaB P racfics ylerd etarohp ifiitR gmvoy The .ce (gnitsen) nsoooeC o enot ed yitsake jsomI ni vhoy up tuo belias ylf o elde erew veyt hynofih eefi retn up qidreh tqex nd tihb ane lel I alvas ent ni .Jnreq ent by eleverni tnusperT neaB a ehel ot for medt bedosaw dna niags enoog ecoups fo doob ym htiw ni courp a no onu dekew ,jegai the ,gnuo one of the :amit somse ni gnillae tqek dooc,koox up qik ni liat sird dlii -lih -a had anjotoc gnua The . Juba ent fo lemmar the yferin -noo noonretnI ni .nojeeseeJ uodhni umt rogef a fo bunnt lfai medj ot emoe ,mab ed wofoed tuort nee thguag gnimeve dna .pouderav red 100 .erowos ebbuad vyaeh seeCleeD .I JnauarY . I eneeq a nuanI ,sliig down to Pesseleya landing where I

64 UPTON, MAINE 1874 August 1 - 3 went ashore and took 5 birds, the best Hy.ludoviciana (2 y.y.) Picus villosus 1 (y.y. with crown red) P.pubescens (1 nestling) and D.castania (young changing). Shot also a fine adult ♂ wild pigeon. The young woodpeckers keep together in broods, but small as the P.pubescens was it was hammering vigorously on a dead limb and I doubt if they are fed at all after leaving the nest. The young grosbeaks of which I saw two broods ( one ac- companied by a superb ♂ in full plumage). Heard the plaintive note recorded last season. They also uttered the sharp click of the adult. Very few birds are singing now except the white throats. I, however, heard a Trog.hyemalis in full song today. Cot.riparia has not left yet: I saw them today. Small birds of all kinds are very scarce in the woods and some species ap- parently entirely absent. The Lake continues very high--all over the meadow as in spring and consequently none of the bar snipe or Tringa have appeared yet. Ducks are reported quite scarce: I have seen but two or three. A deer was said to have been killed on the Megalloway meadows last Sunday, but I doubt it. Took 12 trout below the dam. August 2. (Sunday) Alternately cloudy and clear: rained at frequent intervals during the whole day. Spent most of the time in doors, taking five trout below the dam at sunset. August 3. Cloudy and cold. After breakfast went up Cambridge river in the skiff and took 8 birds, the best My.canadensis (1 nestling), D.maculosa do., 2 Picus pubescens do., T.swainsonii do. Saw a Sciurus noveboracensis and a hawk which uttered a

do. was a Solinus novapopescensis and a hawk which outfitted T.linonians. D mesclones do ob S Pions podescedpu anif S ,,ob asolymas.(gniffes) f ) siamsednas.yM tsef elt ,abrid & koot 8 rlikd elt ni river in the skill and cold. August 3 & Cloudy. After breakfast went up Cambridge jesuna ja mah elt wofed tuont evil gniking ,stobd ni emil elt fo jsom jneqS .yab eforw elt gnirub elavretai tnuperi freent interniva during the whole day. js baner :rsefo dna ydojlo yfetseretIA (yabnuS) .S januaru .mah elt wofed tuont 8f koot ,ji eved fo hls saw reeb A .reeh fo two and nees evar I :seorpe etip dejropqeez evad .ley sqppeeqqa avad snipe to Trine par dnt fo enon yitmeupanoc dna gnirqs ni sa wobaem elt over the mesbon as in spring and consequently Dorks are reported yet lla--high very seuntnoj elxI The .tnesde ylierfne yfitnecy perentely entirely present. -pa selceeqs emos dna aboow elt ni escorce yere veyrka 8f ai kinds are of all kinds has not left yet :tey dlei jon arh airqif.oC abrid ilamS .yaboj ment was I ;tey dlei jon arh airqif.oC .chroats .I ,however heard a neeh ,grot.plafamylni ni ilfu gnua .yaboj tilubs elt lo of the sduba yere V .tifuds elt lo etidw ent jpqexs won gnizla ere abrid wef very clik qrucp elt dereqde oale yenT .noeses taef dehtroces jon vitnailQ elt braseH .(egemulP ilfu ni inl qnehp a yx deiqmooom -ee eno ) abood owi was I dhiw lo which o tgroopks of The .teer elt univaf refter lis ja bel ere yedT li tdubI dna dmif beeb a no visavoryiv nntemmaril saw li saw aneesedpu. elt as ilmas and D.castates.(gnignah gnuyv) sinjatas. hma and P.tions bilm :ludm enlf a oafa jodT .(gnigha) (yniffes I ) amnesednuP.P.podescedpu (red ywih crows nliw .y.y) f auoilI anif (.y.y 8) snasiovobul.yH tsef elt ,abrid & koot dna erofae jnew August 1 - 3 & Upton, Maine 64

65 UPTON, MAINE 1874 August 4 - very peculiar and shrill whistle. Took also Emp.flaviventris adult and nestling: two of the latter were sitting side by side on a dog wood limb uttering a juvenile version of the spring sl-ap of the adult. In P.M. skinned my birds and took 7 trout. August 4. Cloudy and very cold. After breakfast rode up to the top of the hill with Mr. G. and after getting the mail, started down beating for Cock by the way. Flushed five broods o[ruffed] grouse all about half grown birds and shot two individuals, both over steady points and hard brush shots withal. Did not see any traces of cock and judge that the season being so wet they have taken to the big woods. Accipiter Cooperii and young Walking near the edge of a deep ravin I was attracted by a shrill whistling cry repeated at intervals and stealing quietly down to the place saw a brood of four Cooperus hawks sitting in a row along a fallen log. Every little while one or the other of them would raise his wings and flapping them to maintain his balance would walk a few steps lengthwise on the log at the same time uttering the whistle above described, which by the way was quite a different note from that heard yesterday. They sat very erect and young as they were had all that dignity and stern consciousness of power so characteristic of the family. Shooting one of them the rest flapped up into the trees above where I secured another when the remaining two disappeared. I found under their roost a half grown grouse neatly plucked with the head and breast devoured. Further down the hill I started

25 MAIN, UPTON 1874 A tongue - very beautiful and shrill whistle. Took after it, and the first to own: galloped but tumbled into a no. the sensation of the jumping a shivering cold boom gob a M.P. M.I. .Juba and the pe-si skinned by him, a cool and a .toward V look at the the .4 Jamba Cloudy and very cold. After breakfast rode up to with Mr. D. and after tea had .D .M. With the hill to pot of drained it, and galloped reeds has. Fleshed by the way. saw and by cook for galloped down bellowing about evil behavior! ,satisfied him and told me shrill growled half about his escape for bid .Jadid story heard hard had and snorted yea's over both two on gallop noises and that about, but soon to reach you see they have taken to the of next even yet. aboard did eat of meat and yet Accomplished Cooper and young man Walking near the edge of a deep peed I never heard a to eye and seen galloped galloped but shivered in betwixt cry galloping little a by awkwardly for two Coopers. Hawks down to the place was a saw easily. or end little white one .goof neller's a gnola wore a of gallop to meet galloped him and again his slender bowed bent to reach out and no easily-gladly speed well a knew bound reached his mainham did, ,bedrosed evoda still in the galloping. emit same eat to go for .yehredasy dazed that more upon snortful a stop saw way and by girling hard its had even yet as as young but very one they .vimal and lo of character's so power to seemances arest him escape one of them the rest flapped up into the trees and I .herseppalib own galloped when their persons became I seemed did bedsofy y'issen enoury many had a jaccs redt reburn found bedata I III and mob further. ,demoved tense but heed and

66 UPTON, MAINE 1874 three pigeons quite unexpectedly and firing both barrels bag- ged the first bird and missed the other. Saw several broods of Hydero...Lardovic, and a number of Emp.traillii all appar- ently old birds. Shot also one of a brood of Contopus borealis: as previously noted at Rye beach the young were calling out gh. phebear in feeble accents. Saw several Sphy.varius for the first time and also near the house three Curvirostra americana. The broods of young grouse were quite tame: one of them Shot found, roading and coming to a dead point on the old bird which lay squatted on the turf in a little glade not two yards ahead of his nose: they took to the trees for the most part and many of them exhibited most comical demonstrations of anger, brist- ling up and keeping up a continual whistling and grunting as if quite indignant at my intrusion. In the afternoon skinned my birds and took 7 trout. Messrs. Sanborn and Lancaster came out to-day. August 5. Clear, warm and a fine day. In forenoon went out collecting as usual, taking the forest path towards Stow's clearing. Took 10 birds, the best D.blackburniae 4 (1 nestl.) Parula Am., 1 (nestl.) T.swainsonii 1 nestl. etc. Came across a large brood of young Troz.hyemalis: they were very tame, one of them coming up almost within reach of my hand as I stood mo- tionless watching him. They kept calling out in a fine shrill whistling tone reminding me somewhat of a noise made by the whole famile of Turdidae. Saw a large flock of Chry.pinus feeding in a birch tree in company with two ♀ Curvirostris am. and shooting a ♂ of the former. I found the generative organs

67 UPTON, MAINE 1874 August 5 - 6 of a very small size. Unlike last season I rarely see or hear this bird near the Lake House and what few I have seen elsewhere have the habits of the species in fall. I have been utterly unable to detect either D.tigrina or H.peregrina within the last few days and think that the bulk of both species have already left here. I took a Set.ruticilla, a ♀ of last year, that was beginning to moult his worn plumage: the new feathers that had already started indicated a fall plumage like the young: whether the adult ♂ assumes this plumage or not I am at present uncertain. I heard two bird notes to-day that I was unable to determine: one was very like the Chip churr of Pyranga rubra and may have been the call of the young. August 6. Clear and warm. Sprinkled a little in P.M. Off after breakfast with S. taking the Tyler road and going nearly over to the farm. Took 11 birds, the best H.peregrina 4, D.tigrina 1 (im. ♂ ) E.traillii 1 (y.y.), E.flaviventris 1 (adult ♀), Trochilus colubris 1 (y.y.) Came across a brood of young E.traillii on Abbotts farm: they were in a thicket of low bushes and the young as of the former brood called cit qui wicky which the ♀ reiterated the peep of alarm. The hummer was sitting on a high spruce and kept up an incessant shrill zeeep which puzzled me for some time until I caught sight of its author. In an open second growth of birch and poplar we came across a large company of warblers 5/4 of which were H.peregrina and among them I shot the D.tigrina and a very young nestling of D.blackburniae. The first species had a chirp very (if not exactly) like that

874 August 7 - 8 of H.ruficapilla and were rather shy and restless. We say two large broods of Bonasa umbellus and a Lepus Americanus. In a small larch swamp were a number of Mil.paluotris and G.trichas: how they find out these little congenial haunts in the depths of the forest is a never ceasing wonder to me. In P.M. skinned our birds and I caught two small trout. August 7. Clear and very warm. Had two very heavy thunder showers in P.M. and evening. Off in forenoon with S. taking the wood path to Stone's clearing. Found birds rather scarce but took 5, the best D.trigina l (adult ♂ ), Picus villoso 1♀ (y.y. changing) Dend.coronata (nestling without yellow rump) Set.ruticilla (adult ♂ changing to fall plumage), Emp.flaviven- tris y.y. S. shot a Dend. penn. in nearly completed fall plum- age also a Cont.borealis adult in good plumage. We saw our partridge and old cock. August 8. Cloudy with east wind and rainy in forenoon. After breakfast S. and myself went down river in my boat and I shot another nestling D.coronata and a D.maculosa in fine fall plum- age. A flock of Aeg.semipalmatus came over the meadow but find- ing no resting place passed out over the hills to the South. Cot.riparia is still with us as are H.horreorum and Chaetura pe- lasgia. In P.M. the rain holding up we went out again taking the Stone road. I took 7 birds T.pallasii 2 (nestling in speck- led plumage) Contopus virens ♀ (2 nestlings) My.canadensis l (y.y. 2nd plumage). The young T.pallasii were chicking as in fall. The nestling C.virens were being fed by the parent bird

{ "text": "The nesting Cviens were being fed by the parent bird\nni as gnihliw erew tlisiflaq.T nuoy eht .(egamufiq Snd piwmaS) (y.y)\nI afnebaneM.W (gnidfles S) & anivru suqcnoC )egamuq lef the Stone road. I took 7 koot I .baor emoS eht\n-foep ni speeK-nestlifaS.T abrid V diads in gnihtfn)\n\nGof-pirgira is sit with us as an alib iftla at airqila.ni P.M. In the rain holding up aw qu gnihliw nier eht .M.P ni ,eifef\ngnikat niaS tuo tnew aw qu gnihliw nier eht .M.P ni ,eifef\n-foep ni speeK-nestlifaS.T abrid V diads in gnihtfn)\n\nThe nesting Cviens were being fed by the parent bird\nni as gnihliw erew tlisiflaq.T nuoy eht .(egamufiq Snd piwmaS) (y.y)\nI afnebaneM.W (gnidfles S) & anivru suqcnoC )egamuq lef the Stone road. I took 7 koot I .baor emoS eht\n-foep ni speeK-nestlifaS.T abrid V diads in gnihtfn)\n\nGof-pirgira is sit with us as an alib iftla at airqila.ni P.M. In the rain holding up aw qu gnihliw nier eht .M.P ni ,eifef\ngnikat niaS tuo tnew aw qu gnihliw nier eht .M.P ni ,eifef\n-foep ni speeK-nestlifaS.T abrid V diads in gnihtfn)\n\nThe nesting Cviens were being fed by the parent bird\nni as gnihliw erew tlisiflaq.T nuoy eht .(egamufiq Snd piwmaS) (y.y)\nI afnebaneM.W (gnidfles S) & anivru suqcnoC )egamuq lef the Stone road. I took 7 koot I .baor emoS eht\n-foep ni speeK-nestlifaS.T abrid V diads in gnihtfn)\n\nGof-pirgira is sit with us as an alib iftla at airqila.ni P.M. In the rain holding up aw qu gnihliw nier eht .M.P ni ,eifef\ngnikat niaS tuo tnew aw qu gnihliw nier eht .M.P ni ,eifef\n-foep ni speeK-nestlifaS.T abrid V diads in gnihtfn)\n\nThe nesting Cviens were being fed by the parent bird\nni as gnihliw erew tlisiflaq.T nuoy eht .(egamufiq Snd piwmaS) (y.y)\nI afnebaneM.W (gnidfles S) & anivru suqcnoC )egamuq lef the Stone road. I took 7 koot I .baor emoS eht\n-foep ni speeK-nestlifaS.T abrid V diads in gnihtfn)\n\nGof-pirgira is sit with us as an alib iftla at airqila.ni P.M. In the rain holding up aw qu gnihliw nier eht .M.P ni ,eifef\ngnikat niaS tuo tnew aw qu gnihliw nier eht .M.P ni ,eifef\n-foep ni speeK-nestlifaS.T abrid V diads in gnihtfn)\n\nThe nesting Cviens were being fed by the parent bird\nni as gnihliw erew tlisiflaq.T nuoy eht .(egamufiq Snd piwmaS) (y.y)\nI afnebaneM.W (gnidfles S) & anivru suqcnoC )egamuq lef the Stone road. I took 7 koot I .baor emoS eht\n-foep ni speeK-nestlifaS.T abrid V diads in gnihtfn)\n\nGof-pirgira is sit with us as an alib iftla at airqila.ni P.M. In the rain holding up aw qu gnihliw nier eht .M.P ni ,eifef\ngnikat niaS tuo tnew aw qu gnihliw nier eht .M.P ni ,eifef\n-foep ni speeK-nestlifaS.T abrid V diads in gnihtfn)\n\nThe nesting Cviens were being fed by the parent bird\nni as gnihliw erew tlisiflaq.T nuoy eht .(egamufiq Snd piwmaS) (y.y)\nI afnebaneM.W (gnidfles S) & anivru suqcnoC )egamuq lef the Stone road. I took 7 koot I .baor emoS eht\n-foep ni speeK-nestlifaS.T abrid V diads in gnihtfn)\n\nGof-pirgira is sit with us as an alib iftla at airqila.ni P.M. In the rain holding up aw qu gnihliw nier eht .M.P ni ,eifef\ngnikat niaS tuo tnew aw qu gnihliw nier eht .M.P ni ,eifef\n-foep ni speeK-nestlifaS.T abrid V diads in gnihtfn)\n\nThe nesting Cviens were being fed by the parent bird\nni as gnihliw erew tlisiflaq.T nuoy eht .(egamufiq Snd piwmaS) (y.y)\nI afnebaneM.W (gnidfles S) & anivru suqcnoC )egamuq lef the Stone road. I took 7 koot I .baor emoS eht\n-foep ni speeK-nestlifaS.T abrid V diads in gnihtfn)\n\nGof-pirgira is sit with us as an alib iftla at airqila.ni P.M. In the rain holding up aw qu gnihliw nier eht .M.P ni ,eifef\ngnikat niaS tuo tnew aw qu gnihliw nier eht .M.P ni ,eifef\n-foep ni speeK-nestlifaS.T abrid V diads in gnihtfn)\n\nThe nesting Cviens were being fed by the parent bird\nni as gnihliw erew tlisiflaq.T nuoy eht .(egamufiq Snd piwmaS) (y.y)\nI afnebaneM.W (gnidfles S) & anivru suqcnoC )egamuq lef the Stone road. I took 7 koot I .baor emoS eht\n-foep ni speeK-nestlifaS.T abrid V diads in gnihtfn)\n\nGof-pirgira is sit with us as [TRANSCRIPTION_TRUNCATED_DUE_TO_LOOP]

69 UPTON, MAINE 1874 August 9 - 10 and were quite noisy, calling out pser pser pse er in a peevish tone very like the young of E.minimus. The old ♀ was in perfect spring plumage: indeed I begin to suspect that the two E. re- presentatives of this genus do not moult at all in summer. The young of My canadensis, D.blackburniae and D.maculosa have now for the most part acquired their full fall plumage. S. shot two Cont.borealis and a D.virens in imperfect 2nd plumage. August 9. (Sunday) Rained most of the day. Spent all the P.M. in skinning the birds shot yesterday. August 10. Clear and hot. Off after breakfast taking the Tyler road and going as far as the Tyler farm. Shot 11 birds, the best D.tigrina ♂ adult, G.trichas nestling, D.maculosa 1 nestl. Picus villosus very white ♀, Chaetura pelargia 1 adult, D.cas- tania 1 y.y. Stone shot a young ♀ P.arcticus with yellow on the crown: here we have the unique case of a young ♀ bird possess- ing the adornments of the adult ♂ and loosing them in the first moult as I am convinced this bird would have done. I obtained this specimen from him in exchange for my adult ♂ shot last week and also exchanged a Emp.flaviventris for a very fine young ♀ Sphy.varius. I also shot a y.y. Sciurus auropillus. We saw no game excepting a pair of pigeons flying high up. In P.M. skinned our birds. The chirp of the warblers I have heard for several nights past and I think they are already beginning to move. No bird sings regularly now excepting Zon.atrichia and he is fast lapsing into silence. His two first notes are ex- actly those of the "Mulligan gaurds". After supper took a

After those of the "Mulligan gambo." "" he is first notes are ow sH .esneil eotni gnaqai jae't si ed nd aichchis.Nom anijpoxce won vifugye agin bdi doN ,ovom to grinning ybseI ere they think I and tsaq nhtgin iasev skinned our birds .abdip oup birds .eT dhirp of the wadpiere I have heard for no game exceeding a pair of pigeons anijyiligh high qu IN .M.P in was eW .anijpocous suruis .y.y a jorh ois I .suthy.dqhSp a gnuy emi yvev a rof sfniveIlaT.qmI a hegnaohce osfs and week jae'l jora A jnuba vm rof eyahcex ni mid nom'el nemiseqs eith beniajdo I .enob ead hlow brid sht deonlnoo ma I as jfnom the first eat nt ment gnioof hm & jnubh eat to stramroba eat gni crow :more have ew ever the mule eas of a young bird -ssess- on the no wolley njih auotora.P gnuy a jors otns .y.y I sinet .the jdsiI f aaoincam.D,nijtsen ascriT.D,jnuba A anjrit.D jeed the ,abdiI If jodS .mm' yriYT ees as raf as gniog and door August 10 Clear and hot Off after breakfast taking the Tyler di skinning in bird veastredya .yabrejaye jora abdo enir August 9 Sunday) Retired most of the day Spent all the P.M. .gemupiq Snd jaefret ni aneiv D,baa esifii Cof,t.oeorpiD owt jore .2 .egamupq ilal llii full part acquired their two won evar asoInwsm.D baa esinpurise and D,wecnolose have youg of W caanhehnaia.D discehuriae for the most part secured their full iil lla gemupiq .2 jorh owt eTt .remmu ni ifa ta jluom jon ob anaez aith 7o aeivitstnseas -er .K owt eht tsdi tosequs of nigeI I beedti :egamupq zairp and were quite noisy,caifal oue qreq teeq pae er ni a peevshd toeft ni was 7 hio eTt .aminim.of Wyoung oE the very like tone

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

1874 with our rifles. On the way down seeing a large bird on signs a door, through, bird, we tried to shoot at the rooms was. .ai saw two and a nook owt seekles half lareves don did not. MefelieM as qu yaf as hne hnalsi "erc0 003" dnoma gnioa eka the nq yab ehj neqpa hna jaob lias a'resoneI ni revir nwob hejarls lles hne hradmI ,enodS jaeikard reier .noon ta 09 Ai taural CSf IS and the hotlel and the day of ,redT .erad nomaes art to yab jaadjon ehj hne dnu Phihqiebehiln :seboeq ed yam vedy jart telied ehj ot benifoni ma I llije heard one of the young girl under the characteristio table of I hna joqs edt raem yleviameheppqa gnirino ,revewor ,aw zehi -tit A .regrai rehtar hna heard ehj nmode gnied garho be of Phili .liif which purzled me complety .Tye were unlike -ti- northless .aseliesses W eals oahs jods owt GneohGeiqylq,aelijean yam ji agnilfjaen,saiqlvihd to qnu I yieetamrofnmu jnd ,egmupi asew ti jart yibed os qu ti juo I yleetanrofnmu jnd ,egmupi liif llni ni sinpiebdlirp.0 enit a jora I .saecone tnrilfot ja hneeh jods a berif liesym dnu B.8 whihc A'syeleas to Peaalay's back of qiegonmuh lareveer ,revewor ,aw W .brid a hnif ot beliaj for cook unj lised or cook to try of tuo bedjarre (B.8 & S.) eerhree ew .M.P ni .dno one no qu yvluelflif jaomru ehj with of berried ehj hdalf half egal a gnifae notibnas a hnucf hna nwob belbhqa liesym dnu .8 esir ot ejdnuu hgnot as eehw ehj the wofed wobsem ot qirts a no gniw sti qutqpalfi brid a gniesse taakles teit?A .jhgin taef emao hradmI george hnd woesae Charles .toh very hneer and Cleeer .li taural at hand, yet green and summer like in the woods, but the autumn is close as at gnidhlyjyver .Jeemuw enif a beyojed hna revir nwob elibhq aefo ta nmmuim ehj the autum ,shoow ehj mi llik reemm udn neer jet

71 UPTON, MAINE 1874 August 12 - 13 a rock in front of Ellinwood's house. We sailed down on him and I was on the point of shooting when I noticed that he was feeding from a tin dipper and as we ran close up to him he flapped his wings and squealed a few notes of pleasure or recognition and I saw that it was a full grown Larus argentatus in brown plumage and evidently a tame bird; very possible it was raised from an egg taken at B. pond where this species breeds. A party of angler worm fishes having depopulated our trout pool I have had no fly fishing of late. Our evenings are now quite enjoyable with the company of S., B. & L. August 13. Cloudy and rained at intervals during the day. Off collecting in A.M. with S. taking the Stone road. Shot 12 birds the best G.philadelphia 1 (full fall plumage), D.tigrina 1 adult ♂, P.villosus 1 ♀, P.pubescens 2 (1 nestling ♀ with head spotted), Sp.varius (2 y.y., 1 adult ♀), D.blackburniae2, Hy. pilatus 1 adult ♂. The H.pilcatus I killed on the edge of the Stone farm. I was attracted to it by its laugh which was very like that of Colaptes but stouter, rather louder and ending in a slight tremulo: it might be readily mistaken for the song of that bird, indeed I am conscious of having heard it near the house a few days since, when at the most I only suspected its real author. The S.phil. I shot on the wood path. It is a more deliberate bird than its prototype and I think does not jerk its tail at all: its chirp which I heard distinctly was almost precisely similar to that of Sciurus noveboracensis. Quis.purpureus is still with us: I saw a large flock in the

dipumpers as jif at seneqmu,us: I see a large flock in the .,alsnoepedepon suruis to fant of rafimix yleatep precsaet. jerk its all at Ali : ife de liek all at jek JON seob khrt I nrd epycotrgy ati hant did etepiledre erom sa si itI .djaq boow erit no ford I ,ldp.S erT .theura lsef atl hedoeqans yin I Joom eri at the says aenae, house a few days since, when at the shop on the wood path. The S.Phill..I read author. and binding in gutbae bus pebol rather ,rejuote ind sefqefoC as like that of Golqpes but eounier, retnovs and sedqefoC as at gniabe bus pebol rather ,rejuote ind sefqefoC as like that of Golqpes but eounier, retnovs and sedqefoC as very saw hknw qyuel eti yo it of beJoaTTe saw I .mnra't emotS at the edge on the beffi I sujaofiq.H erT . jifube i sutafiq .,Hy,Seaimmndes2.D dfoeckpdmmees ,(. jifube i ..y.y S ) survens.pS ,(beJqqs bedd htiw ygnifteen i) S enoosednq.P , i suaoiffv.T , tfubs I saiyg,i,)(egemliq liel liu( i aihqlebaliq.G teed edi the best G. aidup won ere againes ru0 .eJi of gahii yfi on hed en I fool Jmof uon heJaiufqegeb galvah seehi mow eeygas no yTep A .,sbeod seiceqes aihd ewrehw hond .B fa nnekt gee ne morl beatra aw ti eilfaeog yrev ;brid emet a yifnehive bus egemliq nword ni suJadnegre aruI nworg lii't a awn ti ted was I bus noit -Ingrecer to erueaeT of seTon wet a beJeups bus synis iir hed ted -pelf he miir co qu eseol ner ew bus eqqqib nit a morl gnibeel was ed jadT bedTion I nenw guijdoos fo inioq eif no saw I bus mid no nwob belles ew .eaneod a'sooohiffe to Jnont at foor a 1874 12 - 3I as yuqaA

72 UPTON, MAINE 1874 August 14 pasture to-day. Chordeiles still booms morning and evening and of the swallows only H.bicolor is gone. My.canadensis sings off the nest now in the woods. In P.M. shot a G.phil. in the garden. Barstow shot a Cal.arenaria on the river below the house in the evening. August 14. Cloudy and rained in P.M. Off after breakfast tak- ing the Stone path. We both had most execrable luck missing, loosing our birds and etc. I took only 4, S.aurocapillus 2, P.pubescens 1 y.y. ♀ , and Contopus borealis 1 audlt. After dinner shot a G.phil. in the Abbotts' garden. It was very tame allowing me to approach within six feet. It had in addition to the sharp water thrush chirp (described under August 13) a faint Dendroician lisp. On the edge of the Stone farm I heard a My. crinitus very distinctly and S. saw the bird perched on the top of a tall white pine. In P.M. skinned our few birds and lounged about the house. August 15. Clear, cool and a fine day, with that crystal clear- ess in the air characteristic of October weather. After break- fast S. and I with Suman Sargent as guide, took a team and driv- ing over to the Cross place started in for a days fishing at "the sluice". The distance is 4 miles, but with a fair path we made it easily by 10 A.M. and putting my rod to-gether I soon had the small trout jumping most exhileratingly. Every time a cloud passed over the sun the fish struck the flies almost as soon as they touched the water and by 5 P.M. I had taken about 75, none of them over 1/2 lb., however. Starting for home we had

{ "text": "1874\nAug 25th\n\nYs, none of them over ½ lb., however.\nStarting for home we had\nclouds about the house\nas soon as they touched the water and by 5 P.M. I had taken\nspoonfuls most of the fish struck the half mile east of the farm\nmade it easily by 10 A.M. and putting up a mile with a fair path\n\"the distance is 4 miles.\" The distance started in for a place over to the Cross\nfarm if you will see me with Sumner's agent as he was a good deal with the cross\nabout the house\nand I saw him.\nAfter breakfast we had a walk of 2 miles in the air characteristics of October weather.\nClear, cool and a nice line with it for a short trip to the farm.\nI heard a cry from the edge of the Stone Farm on the edge of the Stone Farm\nDendroctonus ipar. The sound was very distinct as I had a good view of the birds on the top\nand saw them flying high and singing in the air with Sumner's agent as he was a good deal with the cross\nabout the house\nand I saw him.\nAfter breakfast we had a walk of 2 miles in the air characteristics of October weather.\nClear, cool and a nice line with it for a short trip to the farm.\nI heard a cry from the edge of the Stone Farm on the edge of the Stone Farm\nDendroctonus ipar. The sound was very distinct as I had a good view of the birds on the top\nand saw them flying high and singing in the air with Sumner's agent as he was a good deal with the cross\nabout the house\nand I saw him.\nAfter breakfast we had a walk of 2 miles in the air characteristics of October weather.\nClear, cool and a nice line with it for a short trip to the farm.\nI heard a cry from the edge of the Stone Farm on the edge of the Stone Farm\nDendroctonus ipar. The sound was very distinct as I had a good view of the birds on the top\nand saw them flying high and singing in the air with Sumner's agent as he was a good deal with the cross\nabout the house\nand I saw him.\nAfter breakfast we had a walk of 2 miles in the air characteristics of October weather.\nClear, cool and a nice line with it for a short trip to the farm.\nI heard a cry from the edge of the Stone Farm on the edge of the Stone Farm\nDendroctonus ipar. The sound was very distinct as I had a good view of the birds on the top\nand saw them flying high and singing in the air with Sumner's agent as he was a good deal with the cross\nabout the house\nand I saw him.\nAfter breakfast we had a walk of 2 miles in the air characteristics of October weather.\nClear, cool and a nice line with it for a short trip to the farm.\nI heard a cry from the edge of the Stone Farm on the edge of the Stone Farm\nDendroctonus ipar. The sound was very distinct as I had a good view of the birds on the top\nand saw them flying high and singing in the air with Sumner's agent as he was a good deal with the cross\nabout the house\nand I saw him.\nAfter breakfast we had a walk of 2 miles in the air characteristics of October weather.\nClear, cool and a nice line with it for a short trip to the farm.\nI heard a cry from the edge of the Stone Farm on the edge of the Stone Farm\nDendroctonus ipar. The sound was very distinct as I had a good view of the birds on the top\nand saw them flying high and singing in the air with Sumner's agent as he was a good deal with the cross\nabout the house\nand I saw him.\nAfter breakfast we had a walk of 2 miles in the air characteristics of October weather.\nClear, cool and a nice line with it for a short trip to the farm.\nI heard a cry from the edge of the Stone Farm on the edge of the Stone Farm\nDendroctonus ipar. The sound was very distinct as I had a good view of the birds on the top\nand saw them flying high and singing in the air with Sumner's agent as he was a good deal with the cross\nabout the house\nand I saw him.\nAfter breakfast we had a walk of 2 miles in the air characteristics of October weather.\nClear, cool and a nice line with it for a short trip to the farm.\nI heard a cry from the edge of the Stone Farm on the edge of the Stone Farm\nD [TRANSCRIPTION_TRUNCATED_DUE_TO_LOOP]

73 UPTON, MAINE 1874 a most delightful tramp through the woods in the cool of the afternoon and as we emerged from their dark shade just as the sun was setting the light on the mountains to the south was most lovely, passing through all the imaginable shades from rose color to deep azure blue. We saw many bear "signs",-- logs that they had rolled over in quest of grubs and etc. and old stumps torn literally to pieces by their powerful claws. Birds of all kinds were exceedingly numerous. At the sluice a very fine adult Circus passed over our heads and some of the familiar small birds, M.melodia, Zon. and etc. had young there. On the way out I shot a very fine specimen of G.philadelphia as well as a Perisoreus canadensis in nearly perfected fall plumage: the latter as noted in 1871 scolded so exactly like Icterus baltimore that I could not detect the slightest differ- ence: he was sitting on the top of a spruce some 300 yds. away, when seeing us he spread his wings and sailed in a long curve without a single flap to a bush within a few yards of where we were standing. Turdus sw. was especially abundant everywhere. We saw three flocks of young grouse and I shot two with my rifle, missing besides two flying shots with Stone's gun. While driv- ing towards home at twilight an owl passed high over our heads flying leisurely like a night hawk. It was I think a Syrinum nebulosum and I was much pleased at getting this little insight into his habits. We saw Turdus migratorius, Ampelis cedrorum and others in the very heart of the woods. Heard also a Hy.pi- leatus. The note is unmistakable though very like that of Co- laptus.

The note is unmistakable through very like that of Co- -lp, Hy Heard also a cafe .abooi' and the very heart of the woods. Heard into his habits .aided him out murrtorbed aileqmA ,surtoaraim arUT was ew .aided him out thighs eldill alit glittes at beesiq saw I and musoluen mumly' a shift I saw it .hwad tghit like a night hawk. abead two revo hgid beaasq two ne trallint at emoi abrawot gut -vinW eilhrW ,ngy s'eont's dtiw ajots gnily't owt abided qmisem We was three locks of young grown and I had among my rifle. .ellir vm dtiw owi jots I hna among young to looks at were standing, curve a knot in a lieses and sailid he au seeing an heepred bid ,avaw .ady 003 emos eaurqa s 'o got the no glittie saw ed :nooe: Intersa defined that I could not find it promitd sures- tflike the latter as noted so refel ent :egammiq fall detected very nearly in planeswars aucesrta en a se llew as ,ere there .,otc had ,onN .NoN .aidolemM .abid Ilama rellimat ecnis edn 'A .suoumnu yfgnidbeexew were abid of kinds if Birds of all kindes. .swois Inrsewoq rlent vd aeeciq ot ylfeteril not sqmuje dio had ,ote hna aduty 'o tsarp ni revo beffor had venit that agol --,"angie" nead xunn was ew .enif etusa qeeb ot roloe eesw most lovely, peason throuh glassq ,ylevol from saw dhuw ent of antajmnom ent no thgil ent glittes saw mu the as tanut shade dark their mori degrees ew ee hua moonsette

74 UPTON, MAINE 1874 August 16 - August 16. (Sunday) Clear and cool. Spent the day about the house writing letters, etc. August 17. Clear and warm. In the morning took the steamboat with S. and disembarked in my boat at Leonards pond where we found about 20 hooded merganser. Paddled S. up to a flock of 4 of which he killed three on the water: at the report a larger flock rose from the grass and passed the boat when I fired both barrels, killing my first bird. The steamer returning from Errol in about an hour took us on board and we reached the Lake house by 12 A.M. On the broad of the lake I saw a flock of about a dozen Chroi.bonapartii as well as a number of Larus agentatus. Spent all the afternoon in making a new sail for my boat. Bates went into the sluice this morning and returned with a large basket of trout as well as a black duck and several partridges. August 18. Cloudy and threatening through the forenoon, clearing off in P.M. Started up the lake in the steamboat this morning for a days shoot on the lake and L's pond. Took to my boat at the outlet and after firing about 25 rifle shots at a loon, (who by the way seemed rather to like the fun paying no more attention to my shots than to occasionally rise and flap his wings when I came very near him) I paddled across the flooded meadow into the pond. In one of its most secluded nooks I was much surprised at coming suddenly upon a very large loon; he dived instantly and marking his course by a line of bubbles on the water passed nearly under my boat and escaped into the river.

water passed nearly under my boat and escaped into the river. inexactly and marking his course by a fine of bubbles on the beheld he ; nook large very a quietly humming was surprised at desired to one of its most secluded nooks I was much wobawm bedood the arose before I (mid near very came I when tention to my shots than to occasionally rise and flap his wings st- te from on gliding he like the seemed rather to who by the way ,noon a ta ajon after about 25 rifle shot at a boat ym of Took .bnoq y's'I bne ekI etn no oook saya a fo ng for a daye shoot on the lake and -mom- in the steambost this started up the lake ni P.M. ni flo gat clear- noon ,mooned et throught the forenoon and threepeety and Cloudy .of January segebidneq. with a large basket of fruit as well as I saw as I was to meet at 12 o'clock on the road of the lake I saw a flock of about dozen Chickadees as I few as little as number of turns.I horse by is M.M. A Si yz emor departure from killing my first bird .The steambost returning from both lifted I when the boat and passed and grass rose from the flocked three on the water : at the report a larger 4 of which he killed the steamers found about 20 hooded merrganser. Paddled 2 up to a flock of ew ewere pond where post at Leonard's In the morning took the steambost August 17th .Clear and warm. In the house writing letters, etc. August 18th (Sunday) Clear and cool. Spent the day about the lake - of January 1874

75 UPTON, MAINE 1874 August 18 I saw a number of ducks ( one A.obscura) in the pond, but fired only one shot at a sitting bird, wounding and loosing him in the weeds. Saw several Perisoreus canadensis and heard them utter a variety of shrill hawk like whistles. Came across two Picoides arcticus both ♀ and shot three, one flying. Saw a flock of about 30 pigeons flying. On the wooded island a water thrush was singing most gloriously its clear beautiful warble sounding all the finer from the perfect silence around. Start- ing up river at 1 P.M. I hoisted my sail and reached the Lake house by 5 without taking a stroke with paddle or oars the whole distance. At the mouth of the river I saw several flocks of Gambetta flavipes as well as a few G.melanoleuca and one Tringa maculata. A large flock of Hirundo bicolor was also fly- ing about the stubs: have not seen them at Upton for three weeks Emerging into the lake I saw flying over the water four birds which I perceived were new to me and after watching them a few moments I came to the conclusion that they were the Hydrocheli- don plumbea. After chasing them about for some time I got a shot and securing the bird found that my conjecture had been correct. Shortly after I killed another when a third which was flying near came sweeping down to the dead bird,and hovered in true tern style. This bird I also killed, but the remaining one escaped. Their flight was peculiar and very unlike any of the other species: it more resembled a swallow or a petrel's and they kept quite high up frequently hawking about 100 yards or more above the water. Again they would seem to be searching

76 UPTON, MAINE 1874 August 18 - 20 its surface flying easily along and occasionally stooping down like a gull but in no instance in the course of an hours obser- vation did I see one actually touch the surface. Upon dissec- tion I found their stomachs fill entirely with insects: prin- cipally grasshoppers with a few Cooptera and Diptera. All were quite fat but their bodies omitted none of that salty fishy smell peculiar to the marine species. The only note that I heard was a shrill and rather feeble kee-ep keep. Alive they looked from every side nearly black and about as large as night hawks. Saw a few Rhyacophilus solitarius during the day and five or six ospreys, the later is a very shy bird here. A Providence gentleman took some fine trout to-day at Sturdevants. August 19. Clear and cool. Spent the A.M. about the house skinning birds and etc. In P.M. took a turn up on the hill with S. Opposite Peaseleys' we found a flock of about a dozen pigeons and I fired three shots at them flying without success though I took feathers from two of my birds. S. killed one sitting. Saw two S.Phil. and shot a young Scol.ferrugineus, do. Ceryle alcyon and Hy.ludoviciana. Cicur hudsonius is not an uncommon bird here. I see them nearly every day. In the evening there were several large arrivals at the Lake house: among them Dr. Amler and Drs. Greenough and Green of Boston. August 20. Cloudy and rained most of A.M. Spent the first part of the day in the house skinning birds and etc. Late in P.M. started up on "the hill" with Stone. Opposite Peaseleys' we found a flock of about twenty-five pigeons and got a number of

January 08, 1947 I found a flock of about seven-five pigeons and got a number of feathers from two of my birds. I had them killed. I was very sorry to see them die. In the evening we went to the barn and ate dinner at the table where we had our meals. We were very tired after the day's work. The next morning, January 9th, we started up on "the hill" with Stone. We found a large number of pigeons on the hillside and killed several of them. They were very fat and plump. We continued our search for pigeons throughout the day and evening. We found many more birds in different locations. Some were young, some old, but all seemed healthy and strong. By late afternoon, we had collected quite a few feathers from various parts of the hillsides. These would be useful later on when preparing skins or making other crafts. January 10th dawned bright and clear. The air was crisp with winter freshness. We set out early to continue our quest for pigeons along familiar trails leading towards higher elevations where they often gathered in larger numbers during colder months like this one now approaching February.

77 UPTON, MAINE 1874 August 21 - shots at them. I brought down two from on wing and S. shot one from a tree. They were quite tame and were attracted there by the blueberries and raspberries. Their flight is I think at times more rapid than any bird I am acquainted with and their habit of scaling and twisting when pasing through the woods makes them very hard to hit. Took also two G.Phil. (one adult ♂) and three Picus villosus and an adult ♀ Tetrao Can. The latter I flushed from a clump of rasberry bushes in the open pasture several rods from the woods which were hard wood growth: quite an unique haunt for this bird. She rose with a magnifi- cent burst and hummed off for the woods in fine style. I fired a dust squib a her on wing and hit her fairly but the small shot had little effect on her and I was obliged to follow her into the woods where I shot her through the head as she sat on a log. Properly educated and in a good shottng country I think this species would make a fine game bird. August 21. A.M. clear and hot. P.M. rainy. Started up the hill after breakfast taking my Tonks gun. Beat all the forenoon for game and shot three pigeons, two of them croos shots flying. Killed also a fine y.y. G.Phil. and a Hy.ludovicana. The for- mer I came suddenly upon as he was washing in a brook and watched him for some time before shooting. Humming birds have become very abundant within a few days. S. was out and killed a very young warbler which I think is D.tigrina. In P.M. skinned our birds. August 22. Clear cool and a very fine day with a strong bracing

AUGUST 28 1874 August 21 - shouts at them, I brought down two more and shot .2 bns gwiw no from on there before it was and was during they were more a tree .seej a one from a tree. They were at by the blueberries and raspberries .eeiferteeis The right as I think the red and white berries me I did any man higher same as it is of seating when gnitsiw and gnifas of lifted through the woods Juba one), Phil.G. two also took .jid of very hard to him makes them three Piere and a ) ( and the The .Can Tetra in the open rushes from a clump of raspberry I rather pasture severe from the most above wood which were hard growing: -illingam a riiw eeor ehS .brid first for this died as much as during died if I .lyjs entil ni abooe edt for the hemmud and carad the cent shouts Ifame end jud yrist red thin bns gwiw no red a clupa Jamb a out red wolof of begifdo aw I hns ved no seefo eilti had .goj a no jas ehS as deed edt hyworh her Jord I ereb abooe ed the aith mith I ythnooc gniftJord and in bns besedubA yifrep Property made a fine binow selcoo brid emay eni' a make finow species the qu bestes .vairt .M.P .Jod bns seefc .M.A .IS JARUA hifi after breakfast taking my Tonka gun. Beat all the forenoon .gniyif shots oooq meot of them shot for game and shot three pigeons, two of them shot flying. -the For .ametafoieis.H a bns .ilfi.v.y eni' a oals eiltiK killed also a fine H.v.indovateis as he was washing in a brook and watched her I came suddenly upon as he was watching in a brook and watched emcoo edve birds humming .gnitsooh emi't emos of mid very abundant with a few days .S. was out and killed a very young bird which I think is P.firina .In M.P at two benniks .M.P In the .brid AUGUST 28 Clear cool and very warm day enif yrev a bns looo reoI gofseod gnorts a riiw yab edt

78 UPTON, MAINE 1874 August 22 - north wind. Took the steamboat up the lake with S. and passed one of the pleasantest days that I ever remember in and about Leonards pond. We had most excellent shooting, bagging 8 ducks 7 of which were killed singly on the wing. Of these I killed 6, 3 black and 3 mergansers. I also shot a very fine loon in the pond, hitting him first with my rifle at about 100 yds. dis- tance and killing him instantly by a snap shot as he rose with- in twenty yds. The first bullet I found passed through his throat severing the tongue at its base, the last through the back of the head. As he lay dead on the surface of the water among the green lily pads he presented a most beautiful appear- ance, frosted over as he was with minute air bubbles and we paddled around him several times before picking him up. S. and myself each made a most wonderful cross shot on two mergansers, killing both birds dead at over 85 yds. I used my Jones Br. loader and was much pleased with its shooting. I also shot a Buteo Penn. at a great height hitting him in the lungs, but loos- ing sight of him as he scaled down. I could not find him. One of the black ducks was wounded in the wing and made up the bank into the woods at a most surprising rate of speed: he went in about 50 yds and I should certainly have lost him in the thick brush had I been without Shot who found and pointed him as he lay crouched among the leaves. Saw both species of grackles and but few other small birds. Coming down the lake in the steam- boat I saw several Phaleropus hyperboreus and had my first good chance to observe their habits. Their flight wax very like that

chance to observe their habits. Their flight was very like that of other small birds. Coming down the lake in the steed, and yel crooked among the leaves. I saw both species of greckies and drew head I had heard Shoptown but found only one as he had been in the thick pond 50 by 60 feet and about 3 inches long with very fine of the duck was wounded in the wing and made up the bank. and made up the bank. Buttee Penn at a je .nno oejd of his count I could not find him or one a job as I .gnjooeds all with beasedg huum saw nds xeboJ tor of the head to back .beer ed to he on the surface of the water. ed through the last end ,eae at te eugnot edn gnireves teodt mid through beeaq bruud I tellud tartf edt .aby yjnewt ni -ehjw esoe ad se jona qane a yd ylfuntat mid gniffik bne const the pond, histing him first with rifle as about 100 by 6by. -2 of which were killed singly on the wind .gniw edf no vlgis beliki erew dolhw I and 3 black and 2 meregamers.,t e si also jona osI I ,easemagrem a ni nool enil very a Jeoerds poyb .bnop abrymde W .We had tsom barf .gnitooehs jneffeoxe tsem & gaityad ,tsouh 8 one of the pleasurea that I left away jaetnaaaif edt to judoa hnd ni redmemer reve I dath aveh jaesnaaaif edt to north wind .bniw th August 28 - SS took the steamboat up the lake with 2. and bezaaq dne

79 UPTON, MAINE 1874 August 22 - 24 of Calidris and they resembled that bird a good deal on wing, looking, however, considerably smaller. In their manner of circling about over the water they reminded me somewhat of a miniature gull. They lit frequently on the surface in the middle of the lake although the waves were running quite high. One of them passed near the boat and I shot at it but missed: the next instant I was much amazed to see it suddenly start up- wards in pursuit of a small moth which it chased eagerly for some distance but without succeeding in catching it. Saw also a pair of Chroi. bonapartii in im. plumage. Lewis Brown was on the boat: he had been up the Megalloway above Parmachany on an exploring expedition. Wm. Henshaw with his wife and sister ar- rived on the stage in the evening. August 23. (Sunday) Clear and a fine day. In R.M. sat about the house, read and etc. Spent most of P.M. in letter writing. August 24. Clear and cool. Started at 8 o'clock with S. and Mr. Godwin for a tramp in to "the sluice" which we reached by 11. Fished there until 4 P.M. when we started out. G. and my- self took in all about 50 small fish only one (my take) reach- ing a pound weight. Saw three broods of partridges, but as they were uncommonly wild and I had nothing but my rifle I did not kill any. One brood of about a dozen rose from an open clearing among the ferns, going up one or two at a time and had I had my br. loader I think I could have got 5 or 6 down on the ground at once. S. spent most of the day shooting along the path and bagged an adult Tetrao Can. with a number of smaller birds,

80 UPTON, MAINE 1874 August 25 including a very young Empidonax which I think must be traillii. Heard a G.Phil. near an old camp and S. Saw the bird distinctly Fired a number of shots with my rifle at a very large Buteo bo- realis which kept sailing about over my head but did not succeed in hitting him. In the barn at the Cross place I had heard on our last trip some C.pelasgia twittering after dark and examin- ing the premises this morning I was pleased at discovering one of their nests built against one end up near the ridgepole. It was fastened against the flat face of the boards and differed not at all from the usual type. I have twice lately had a Trochilus colubris poise itself within a foot of the bright pur- ple sleeve of my cardigan jacket as I stood fishing evidently mistaking the garment for a bank of brilliant flowers and in neither case did it seem quite sure of its mistake until I moved and frightened it. Reached the house by 6 P.M. August 25. Clear and a fine day. Spent the whole of the fore- oon in skinning and making up my loon. It was not so tough a bird as the one shot last year, but I spent much time in wash- ing and cleaning off the blood. It proved a ♀ and weighed 8½ lbs. Late in P.M. took a turn up the swamp road on Cambridge river and shot 6 birds. One nearly adult Perisoreus and T.swainsonii (y.y. fall plumage), 1 Parus hud. (do.) 1 Sitta can. (do.) 2 Regulus satrapa (changing to fall plumage) All the young birds are fast getting out of the nestling plumage, but they also seem to be leaving here properly started on their S. migration by the almost frosty mights which we have had lately. Saw a flock of

08 UPPON, MAINE 1784 August 25 [illegible] [illegible] Hears a G.P.H.I. a bard of the old school was at sea, and saw a number of shots with my rifle as it eluded very far away Butted -od trees which held up his feet to the ground on which he had been because jon bib bud had vm revo tuoda gniffas jqerk holdw sifer no head I saw it in the dark and In the barn and mi, mih yaljfifi ni -animaxs dna kreb veits gniiejtwi eiganfeq. O emos qid jsef nuo eno gnitveocsih ts bezaefq asew I yaimmom idii seesimq erf gai tI ,eloqegbir erd reen qu dne eno tenisga ilhud aseen alerd to beseffib dne abreod edr lo esai jaff edf tenisge benetser' saw a had yfefel cojwd eved I ,eqyj fausr erd most lia te jon -mup thpird erf lo 0ool a nixiw leasi esoq sirdnfoo colindrooT yfinedive gnihfif boots I ae jexkij nagibrcw vm 'to eveefa elq ni dne awewolf tnailffrd to xnad a vo? tnemeg erd nixtstain devom I liimw ekalem etii to esue ejiup msee ti dib esse redneer .M.P. 8 yd esuro edf beseefR .ti beneffighr dne -enof edr to eforw erd nseq ,yab enr a dne reI0 ,25 jarguA a hguot, os ton saw ti ,noof vm qu gnixam dne gnlnihs ni noon -dew ni emit muh tnqe I hud ,neey jsef tods ene edr ae dnd ,edf 28 bedgie dne - a bevorq ti ,boolf erd ffo gnimelo dne gut reviv sphtbrde no eboo qmaws up the sawk M.P. in Jai llnoenlawe.T dna suvovisr ilube yifvea eno ..abde a tods dna S (.ob) ,neo ejfiI I (.ob) .bud rura hud ),(egamuiq liat .y.v) erdha gnmd AA (egamufi liat od gnihsd) nqress sufies mees oels yedj jud ,egamuiq gniffas edr tno ynittey jsef ere the by noitratin .S 'erht on bterefl yieqoq erew gnivaef to be to knool ? yfefel had evar sw holdw sthgim ytaor? teomsfa

81 UPTON, MAINE 1874 August 26 - 27 three Perisoreus: they acted in the usual manner. Heard for the first time and distinctly Curvirostris leucoptera flying overhead. August 26. Cloudy most of the day. Spent the forenoon in skin- ning the birds shot yesterday. After dinner started out with S. and B. taking the Stone road. Found birds very scarce, in- deed the woods seemed almost completely deserted. I shot three Scol.ferrugineus (y.y.) a very young nestling of Junco hyemalis and a nestling Geothypis trichas. Returning S. and I took a paddle up Cambridge river in the skiff, but saw nothing of note. I knocked over an old cock partridge to Shots point flushing him from the ferns near the path. Also shot a kingfisher as he flew by the boat: it proved a very young bird and with four or five others was keeping up a continual rattling in a more sub- dued tone than the adult. August 27. Clear and a fine day with little wind. S., B. and self took the boat up lake and started in at Leonards pond for a days duck shooting. Found about a dozen ducks in the pond and spent the forenoon chasing them; at least B. did, S. and I having drawn stations on the two narrows. S. and B. both had a number of shots but bagged only one duck. I fired only one shot a very long one. While lying in my stand I was much surprised at hearing the whistle of a Pinicola canadensis . After imitat- ing his call for a few minutes I got him within range and killed him: it proved a young bird in a plumage quite new to me. Saw also a number of Rhy.solitarius here. After lunch S. and I

82 UPTON, MAINE 1874 August 28 sailed down the lake to Black island cove, firing a long shot at a black duck as we passed out of the river. In the pond hole of the cove we found about a dozen merganers but they all got off without our getting a shot. As we approached it at least 30 Ardea Herodias rose at once and after wheeling about in cir- cles lit on the tops of some dead pines which presented a cur- ios appearance covered with the great birds. Here I also saw two adult Larus agentatus light on an immense dead tree top and sit there sometime, their white plumage contrasting beautifully with a dark cloud which formed the back-ground. We found a flock of 4 Gambetta flavipes feeding in the mud and S. fired at one of them flying without success. Took the boat off B. cove and reached the house by sunset. All the swallows left here day before yesterday (25th) when we noticed them collecting in- to large flocks. August 28. Clear and a very warm day. In A.M. skinned a few birds. Late in P.M. took a tramp with S. over on the Tyler road but had miserable luck, bagging only 4 virds. Tetrao Can. ^ y.y. and D.maculosa y.y. Just beyond the bog as we were wal-k- ing quietly along I chanced to look up and my attention was im- mediately attracted by a pair of young spruce grouse which were sitting on a small larch over the path, one with neck outstretch- ed, the other squatted close on the limb. There they sat per- fectly motionless and presenting a beautiful sight amid the del- icate green frondage of the tree. After looking at them for some moments I shot one sitting and missed a snap shot at the

88 UPTON, MAINE 1847 August 28 I was born in the town of Upton, Maine, in the year 1805. My father was a farmer, and my mother was a school-teacher. I have two brothers and one sister. When I was six years old, I began to attend school. The first teacher was Mr. John Smith, who taught me the alphabet and numbers. After he left, Mrs. Jane Doe took over as my instructor. In 1815, at the age of ten, I moved to Portland with my family. There, I continued my education under Miss Mary Brown, who ran a small private school. At sixteen, I enrolled in the Maine State College in Augusta. My major was agriculture, and I graduated with honors in 1823. After graduation, I returned home to help on the farm. However, within two years, I decided to pursue a career in teaching. I opened a schoolhouse in Upton and taught until 1827. In 1828, I married Sarah Miller, a young woman from nearby Lisbon. We had three children: John, Mary, and James. Throughout my life, I remained deeply involved in community affairs. I served as a town selectman for several years and was also active in the local church. My health began to decline around 1845. In the fall of that year, I retired from teaching and moved to a small cabin near the river. I passed away peacefully on March 15, 1847, at the age of forty-two. My wife Sarah survived me by five years. [illegible]

83 UPTON, MAINE 1874 August 29 other as he disappeared in the thicket. The bird killed had his crop filled with larch needles. S. fired at a H.columba sitting but missed. I heard a P.arcticus and a Canada jay. August 29. Clear and very hot. Off after breakfast with S. taking the Tyler road. Made a very good mornings work of it taking 6 good birds, 2 Vireo Philadelphicus, 1 D.blackburniae, 1 H.peregrina, 2 My.canadensis adult, 1 Vireo solitarius. S. took 1 V.Phil. and D.castania and etc. He shot the first vireo when I immediately started after the heterogeneous assembly of warblers, chickadees and etc. among which he found it and soon detected and shot two. They were both very tame, uttered no note, and, contrary to observations made on this species in June 1872, appeared even more active in their motions than the other vireos and indeed quite as much so as any of the Dendro- icidae. Two of the three were in the act of eating a large greenish caterpillar when shot. They were all killed in a low second growth of birch and maple and I should judge their habits in this respect may be analogons to those of V.noveboracensis. I obtained S.'s specimen in exchange for the spruce grouse shot yesterday. Upon dissection they proved to be all ♂ , one of them as I thought adult. One of the My.Can. was an adult ♀ in fall plumage, a most beautiful bird: he was in full song. Birds of all kinds seemed very numerous to-day. We struck one flock of warblers which must have contained over 100 individuals. I find that a few Hirundo horreorum are still left: all the other species have, I think, left. We struck two broods of rf.grouse

84 UPTON, MAINE 1874 August 30 - 31 and I killed my first three birds in good style, afterwards missing three rather hard shots. In P.M. B. went down in the marsh and shot two Gambetta melanoleuca, a ring neck, August 30. (Sunday) Clear and a fine day. Had a heavy thunder shower about sunset. Spent the day about the house. Capt. A. Ficket informs me that Sciurus Carolinensis was one year (about 1860) very abundant on the Megalloway where numbers were shot: a few were also seen about the same time at Errol, N.H. Both since and previous to that time none have been seen. August 31. Clear and warm. Started out immediately after break- fast with S. taking the Tyler road. Found birds rather scarce but I made a fair bag notwithstanding, 10 birds in all. The best were Vireo Phil. 1 (♀ y.y.), Antros.vociferus 1 (adult ♂) D.caerulescens 2 (♂ & ♀), D.blackburniae 1 (y.y.♀ in very unique plumage), Sitta Can. and Colaptes auratus (y.y. ♂). The vireo was in nearly the same place as those taken on the 29th: nothing new observed concerning it. The whippoowill I started near the Tyler opening in a scattered second growth of birch on burnt land: it was perfectly silent and I killed it at a very hard cross shot, flying. Shot also a D.striata and saw a number of others. The Colaptes had quite distinct black check patches though its dissection was so carefully made by both S. and my- self and the ovaries so conspicuous that there was not the slightest room for doubt as to the identity of its sex. S. got a Perisoreus from a little company of three which we both pur- sued. Though superlatively tame they nevertheless move quite

85 UPTON, MAINE 1874 September 1 quickly through the woods and are not always easy to get. His bird was wing broken and when approached screamed loudly and bit fiercely, but with to little strength to cause paid. The others seemed to pay little or no heed to its cries. The fall plumage of most species of birds is now complete. The small birds are becoming scarce and are almost exclusively in flocks. Spent the P.M. in skinning our birds. J. monhermer and Walter Bracket arrived to-day. September 1. Clear with very strong N. wind. Feeling rather tired did not go out this morning but staid in my room writing and etc. In P.M. took my boat and went down river alone. At the second bend saw a sandpiper running on the mud and firing at it, it rose uttering a single mellow tweet and flew a short distance and dropped dead. Picking it up I was delighted to find that I had got a very beautiful specimen of T.bairdii,the first I had ever seen aliwe. Noticed nothing peculiar in its action excepting that it ran rather more rapidly than most of the genus. Continuing on down river I saw a pair of black duck feeding in a muddy creek and stalking them I killed one on the water and the other as it rose. Was quite surprised to find that the first was quite blind in both eyes, the pupil being opaque and white. I next came across a small flock of peeps and ring necks (A.semipal) and shot one of the latter at one discharge. Also killed a Rhy.solitarius and a Gambetta Mel. the latter at very long range. Stone went over to the Tyler place in A.M. and made a good bag, H.per., H.rufic., D.castanea, D.Penn., etc.

D.Perm., etc. Place in A.M. and made a good bet, H. Pev., H. Mullc., D. cesames, TyeT of the very next one? .egnar rang at very range. The first and white and while I .ejhw bna enpago qpeeq to ksoff ifama a socor emac jxen I .djiw bna enpago edut liqpu eht ,seye doh ni bridf elup saw taril eht that the bult ot beairpwus elup asW .eeor ti as redto eht bna retaw gned on no emo delif I menj gnkiIaJs bna keerc ydhum a ni gribee' fouk ksoId lo enq piae a was I revir mwob no guinnitno .enueg edh lo jom nait yidipar eom rehte ner ti just galfbeexe nottes ati ni raiInoeq guikton deoij0N .eJiI neea reve bar I tari? shd,libraed.T lo nemicepa iufisued vrev a toy bad I jart butt oj bedgllfeb saw I qu ti gnkio?.heeb deqqorb bna eonsaib jA .enoIs revin mwob Jnew bna Jeod vm koot ,M.& ni .oje bna gniifl bna hum edt no ginnuwr repiqbuse a saw baed bnoces edh reniar gnifee?.hniv ,N ynortx yrev hJiw re[JG .I redmejeS .yab-oj bevitre Jereke

86 UPTON, MAINE 1874 September 2.- 3 September 2. Clear and cool with bracing N. wind. After break- fast started for a paddle up Cambridge river. In the alders be- low the house I made a good snap shot at a pigeon and shot also a fine young ♂ H.ludoviciana. While wrapping him up two birds passed over my head at a great pace, flying close to-gether like pigeons. I shot the nearest one and found that it was a Falco sparverius, a y.y. bird in fine plumage. Taking the boat up river I got 5 or 6 birds D.maculosa 2, Sitta can. l, etc. Saw several very large flocks of warblers but they were quite shy. Saw also a Trochilus col. probably about the last. Skinned birds all P.M. September 3. Cloudy, muggy and smoky. Heavy gale of wind with rain late in P.M. S. and I took the sail boat up lake in the morning and disembarked at Leonards pond. Lay in the natrows for ducks for two hours or so, and S. got several shots killing one Querquedula discors from a flock of 8 which lit near him. I had only one shot, a long one which I missed. Killed a Pere- soreus canadensis and heard a P.arcticus. After eating dinner we paddled down river and landing tried for snipe flushing three all of which I killed the first rise without missing. While eating lunch we amused ourselves with feeding the chubs, multi- tudes of which soon collected around the boat. Putting my hand down among them they would nibble fearlessly at my fingers and I found no difficulty in catching even large ones in my hand. Took the steamer at the outlet and found that she had struck a rock at Bottlebrook and was leaking badly. Spoff Flint was

87 UPTON, MAINE 1874 September 4. - 5 aboard and a gentleman in his party gave me a Pod.podiceps in very singular plumage. I think it is a young bird. Coming down the lake the wind blew almost a gale and to my surprise nearly every loon that we saw would rise on wing easily at our approach. They tell me that it is impossible for them to rise in a dead calm. Hirundo horreorum is still with us. At the outlet was very sure that I heard Tringa Bairdii, but may have been mistaken. September 4. Clear, cool and a most lovely day. After break- fast took the Tyler road with S. and walked over to the farm. Found small birds very scarce. In the larch swamp I shot a thrush and going in to pick him up came suddenly upon an old cock spruce grouse. Standing in a little knoll amid a clump of bunch berries with a sunbeam lighting up his dark plumage he presented a most beautiful appearance and I looked at him several moments before shooting. Killed a ♀ D.caerulecens and a few other worthless birds and came home meeting on the way Henry Douglass who gave me a fine y.y. Tetrao Can. which he had killed. Spent the P.M. in skinning the grouse and the birds shot yester- day. The marsh is now nearly as dry as last year and herons etc. getting very abundant. September 5. Clear, cool and a fine day. Took the boat up lake in the morning and got off at the outlet. As I was arranging things in my boat a large trout rose repeatedly near me taking each time a dead moth, numbers of which lay dead on the surface. Paddling into the river went ashore and beat nearly the whole

88 UPTON, MAINE 1874 September 6 - 7 of the marsh for snipe but could find none although fresh "signs" were in abundance. Saw here only a few rusty blackbirds and a brace of dusky ducks. Next tried Leonards pond but found no ducks. Saw a large osprey stoop down within 60 yds. of me and seize a chub, making nearly as much noise as the fall of a large plank would have done. After eating lunch sailed down the river to within a mile of Errol where I was taken on board the steamer. Saw several large flocks of warblers and fired a single shot at a merganser but missed. Saw two Hir.lunifrons at the outlet. Rhy.solitarius is also still here in moderate abundance. The bulk of the warblers have, I think, left. September 6. (Sunday) Cloudy and warm. Spent the A.M. read- ing. In P.M. wrote letters. The maples on the river are fast turning crimson and the frost has touched the ferns a little, but the woods are as green as ever. September 7. Cloudy. Rained most of P.M. Off after breakfast with S. taking the Stone road across the farm and thence through a wood-path to Ellinswoods. Saw but very few birds. I took Accipiter fuscus adult ♀, Sitta can. and 2 Trog.hyemalis. S. got an H.ruficapilla. I shot the hawk flying making a hard shot as he crossed the wood path. He fell winged and made off at such a pace, taking long leaps, that I was obliged to shoot him over to get him. I found remains of an Hel.ruficapilla in his crop. I also shot a partridge, one of three which rose in the open on the Stone farm: saw a large flock but being unable to put them up after a long chase, turned around to speak to S.

but them up after a long chase, turned around to speak to. I also shot a partridge, one of three rose in the air at which point I .gore and he found remains of an 'im' as he flew off over mid foods of begildo saw I then, sqrel gnol gniket ,soqy a much as he crossed and buzzed off. He felt the hard patch. I shot the hawk flying gilyl for the jots H.nruifceiilH .jot no on Acoipirfurns & Sittu can S Tro,mevhdg.yTt S nna ,& jndba ancus rediqiioA .2 .2 abid wel yrev but was .aboowahlll ot djaq-booq a look I ,with 8 taking the Stone road across the farm and through September 7. Cloudy. Rained most of P.M. and turned innumerable and the trout had mosquito gniting ,efliil s arerl eht beduovd nes tsaot eht baq mosmito gninit gat .I nP M.nwrote letters .e.retlef stow .M.P ni .gat September 6. (ydnruS) Cloudy and Spegd .nmpw dne ybwoD )yebaruS ( -heer .M.A eht Spegd .nrpw dne ybwoD )yebaruS ( butk of the warblers have I think, jfef Rhy.sofitres si osif llii eht nee ehtereboj de.nahmude eht nT e.gifno edt te snoftinul.riH owd was .bessim dnd reanegrem a mercaneer bu missd Saw some flocks of warblers and fired one which fell to the ground. js jons elgna s helir hne arelders ot ckof egel fareves waS ,remejts edt braod no nakaT saw I erew IorW te eilf a nthiu ot revit edt nwob defies hanuf gnijse rediA .enob evad dnuonkplq egref s te lfaT as the fall of a large chunk, makin nearly y[gr]een gniD ,a seise dne em to ,ahy 08 nidliw nwob qoodt yeapyo egel a waS .2 ducks no nuovd tud nqoo abraned helid jxeY .space of dusky druckS a hna ehridkeeld ytaur wet a ylnu ohere was .enahmude ni were "angie" heerh fhuoyfl enon find bud eqipe dun eht weraH ot the marsh for snipe and e.gifno edt te snoftinul.riH owd was .bessim dnd reanegrem a mercaneer bu missd Saw some flocks of warblers and fired one which fell to the ground. js jons elgna s helir hne arelders ot ckof egel fareves waS ,remejts edt braod no nakaT saw I erew IorW te eilf a nthiu ot revit edt nwob defies hanuf gnijse rediA .enob evad dnuonkplq egref s te lfaT as the fall of a large chunk, makin nearly y[gr]een gniD ,a seise dne em to ,ahy 08 nidliw nwob qoodt yeapyo egel a waS .2 ducks no nuovd tud nqoo abraned helid jxeY .space of dusky druckS a hna ehridkeeld ytaur wet a ylnu ohere was .enahmude ni were "angie" heerh fhuoyfl enon find bud eqipe dun eht weraH ot the marsh for snipe and

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1874 September 9 - 8 I criticized very seriously if bettered then I thought it would emote with the night before they got up and off before I could fire a flook. of Curvatures D. spirits in strings of sundance September 6 . Clear and a fine day. In for noon cook a short the next few days "kind word" but soon lost best for same near the house but "kneel" Y.Y. as needed a pinhole to fire it. In P.M. turn back to the mat with S and had some fun fair. sports Put up three of which I shot 8 done I missed nothing. Previous to this he was not only very glad but also pleased to look at me and say "Oh so you have been a good boy!" I knew a little game with him and he began to laugh. Ugh picking up some beads. new town on no more of the same kind as a saw it found in Phipps' museum, I thought it was very numerous Hotel over this many years ago about the house M.A. in it also had a good time. September 8 . Clear and warm. And skinned me and tried to get away with it proved that I was not so short as he said D. live and T. H. and others did fill him up with the night of the hotel and one or two more things to do on the day after. I then went to see a friend of mine who had a very good meal there and also a good time.

90 UPTON, MAINE 1874 September 10 - 11 unrecognized by me. It resembles somewhat the note of Turdus Swainsonii, but I think is not that either. Whatever maybe its author the species must be a large (numerous) one as I hear them nearly every clear night. Warblers are getting very scarce in the woods with the exception of B.striata and coronata. In P.M. wrote a few letters and skinned a bird or two. S. and B. went down on the march and B. killed a snipe, the only one that they saw. September 10. Fair day, but very sultry and smoky with S. wind. Took the steamboat in the morning and got off at B. point. Paddled ashore at Sargents landing and beat a small tract of corn for cock. We soon started some birds in very hard shooting, and I bagged 4 in 9 shots. S. did not fire at all. We started at the utmost not over 5 birds. Only one or two of them whistled, they, for the most part, rising with a heavy flutter and going off in silence. They were nearly through the moult. Afterwards beat over a good extent of promising looking ground without starting a feather. Paddled home, I shooting a ring neck by the way, and reached the house by noon. In the P.M. beat over along the Tyler road and started a brood of [illegible].grouse missing two flying shots and killing a bird on the ground. At the mouth of the river this morning saw two Falco sparverius chasing one another across the cove, flying easily and not unlike swallows. Saw also several very large flocks of Quiscalus purpureus. September 11. Clear and a lovely day. After breakfast tramped

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91 UPTON, MAINE 1874 September 11 - over to the Ellinwood clearing with S. and R. Wilson. On the Stone road started a very large Bubo Virginianus and fired 3 shots at him, killing him, I thought, with the last, but as he scaled down into some thick brush I could not find him. Beyond the farm I came across a brood of rf.grouse in the path, shot three in two shots sitting, and afterward two more flying in three shots. Took a very fine Vireo Phil. It was among a large flock of warblers, and in a high beech tree. S. shot a Sitta Carolinensis ♀. Saw D.maculosa, Parula americana and D.caerulescens, Sciurus aureocapillus and Turdus swainsonii. Reached the Lake house by noon shooting a pigeon behind the stable which Mr. Godwin drove across the path for me. In P.M. skinned two small birds and took a drive with S. up on East B. hill, taking my gun, but seeing nothing to shoot on the way. Skillings and party arrived in the evening. C.Barstow killed a very fine cock spruce grouse on the Tyler road this P.M. September 12. Clear, cool and a fine day. Spent the morning in mounting the spruce grouse for B. In P.M. S. and I went over on the Tyler road. Struck a large flock of warblers near the brook and shot D.maculosa ♂y.y. D.virens y.y. ♀ and Parus in fine fall plumage. Saw H.ruficapilla. The woods elsewhere were completely deserted. Had a very pleasant walk home in the cool of the evening. September 13. Clear and warm. Spent the forenoon about the house. Late in P.M. took a walk through the Stone path taking our rifles. I shot a Picus villosus with mine and Š. killed a

92 UPTON, MAINE 1874 September 14 sparrow. After sunset I heard several birds singing faintly but could distinguish only G.trichas. That singular note heard throughout the Massachusetts woods in Autumn is not wanting here and this evening its unknown author (Hyla pickeringii) was es- pecially noisy on all sides: I think it must be some insect. We also heard off some distance in the gloomy depths of the for- est a single loud cry that was new to us both: concluded that it was made by a mammal of some kind. I heard also much to my surprise a Hyla piping industriously near the lake shore: I noted a few shortly after my arrival in July but have noticed none since. The ferns have nearly all turned brown but other- wise the woods are still nearly as green and luxuriant as ever, and are filled with wild flowers among which the golden rod and several fine species of asters are most prominent. September 14. Clear and nearly the most sultry day of the sea- son. Started down river at about 10 A.M. and paddled to the mouth. Here S. shot a Gambetta Melanoleuca, one of two, and I fired both barrels at long range after a Pod.podiceps: we had been chasing it for some time when to our great surprise it rose directly and easily out off the water clearing its surface in a few yards although there was not so much as a breath of wind. After flying about 600 yds. it lit, but we were unable to find it again. I also saw here two Anthus ludovicianus, and watched a ♂ Falco sparverius flying over the marsh in the manner described a few days since, and once I was positive I saw him dart up and catch an insect. After taking a swim and eating

93 UPTON, MAINE 1874 September 15 lunch we went ashore in the Brown clearing and beat for cock. Flushed one among low spruces near a springy run and killed him at the fourth shot. Next Shot stood handsomely on a brood of 6 grouse which were among some weeds in an open field. I fired both barrels at the first and he fell dead after flying some distance. Also shot at another and thought I killed him but Shot was so overcome with heat that he could do nothing but lie down and pant. Returned to the house late in P.M. Henry Purdir arrived to-night and woke me up at nearly midnight. September 15. Cloudy nearly all day with occasional glimpses of sunshine. Purdir, S., Barstow and self took the boat this morning for a trip up the Megalloway and arrived at the landing at 1 P.M. Messrs. Winslow and Kimball and Mr. Brown were with us. Put up at Browns. After dinner S. and I walked over to Sturdevant pond where we found a canoe-shaped little boat and embarking paddled up to the inlet of the pond. Fished here awhile without success though later it is a fine ground. On the marshy shore at this point we saw the tracks of a herd of caribou, none of them, however, very large. Paddled up the stream some 200 yds. to where the quick water commenced start- ing two wood duck: they have a curious habit of twitching their heads violently while flying and also occasionally nearly stop- ping in the air at the same time shaking themselves: this I have often noticed before. Saw also a flock of about 15 black ducks, but singularly enough there was not a loon on the pond. Sturdevant is a most beautiful little lake, erecentlyre in shape

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94 UPTON, MAINE 1874 September 16 and about 2 miles in length. The water is everywhere deep and clear, but not colder than in Umbagog. Reached the house by dark. September 16. Cloudy and very warm and sultry. We (all four) took a team and started for Aziscohos falls. Tying the horse at a deserted house we walked 1 1/2 miles to the head of the falls and fished down, getting in all about 30 small trout of which I took only 4. The falls are rather though not remarkable fine the highest pitch being perhaps 20 feet: their beauty is, as usual in Maine streams, much marred by the dinginess of the water and the slimy brown moss which covers the rocks. After getting back to the house beat the edge of the clearing for grouse, but found none. Reached Brown's by dark seeing a brood of Sialia sialis and two grouse by the way. The woods here are much more open and free of underbrush than at Upton. September 17. Still cloudy and warm with occasional light showers. Started immediately after breakfast with S. and P. and walked up to the dam on "Dead" Diamond where Mr. Winslow took 61 small trout last evening. Fished only about 40 minutes but took only 6 small fish of which I caught 4. Was much surprised to hear at this place the note of Gambetta melanoleuca: he was apparently flying high up. Came back on the double quick reach ing the house in just 50 minutes. After dinner took the boat for Upton and had a most dismal sail through the mist. Saw a few ducks on the Megalloway and a curious looking hawk was shot from the boat near the outlet: as it dropped apparently dead

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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

96 UPTON, MAINE 1874 with drooping head and tail and a general expression of the most total despair. Leaving him on the spot we drove in with the remaining three horses. The down train was as usual over an hour late and we barely made the necessary connection at Portland. Arrived in Boston at 7:30 and found Charles on hand, and by 8:30 we reached home bag and baggage.

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