July 1873 Upton, Maine They had in different sport. July 19 Cloudy & wind nearly all day. In P.M much to my surprise saw a large flock of [illegible] geese flown accompanied by five A. Amipelata Caught 2 trout July 20 Sunday. Clear Cool & windy. I spent the day around the house; took a short spaddh down river & saw 3 Exumtor fulgurificator (got near enough to see) a Rhy solitarius which lighted on the top of a stub 15 ft. high, and three Gambetta flavipes. In the evening C. popetus came very thick flying around the barn and lighters in the garden as in 1871. Two Mr. Hetchas "came out" to day from Kyle cor with about 50 lbs. of trout. " 21 Clear & windy. I spent most of S. M. a: fittting up my boat; also took a turn behind the house with Shot, I speilaled a cock which he pointed handsonly & retrieved well. After dinner went down river & shot two yellow legs both flying & a crow blackrid. Saw a [illegible] I watched an ospray as he swoled himself sit motionless & splashed going for many seconds at a time & then dive'd into the water beneath. The young of most of the birds are all out & on wing. The turtles & grasses still king morning & evening but few of other species can be heard. The cock shot was a young kid but full size well feathered.