Wilton, Maine. 1873 July. July 29-31 Tuesday July 29 Cloudy. I fumed much all day. Spent most of the day in the house fried myself now gaining fast. "Charles" Bartow came down on the boat this forenoon, having been up to Parmachenee L. with Mage & friends; he seems to be a gentleman & a good fellow. 30 Clear & a lovely day. In the morning went out behind the barn & watched the birds for an hour before I found a nest of Ch. trinites by the stretching of the filling g., but was unable to reach it. The bull-bats are I think preparing to lay. I notice that H. linifrons flies much higher as a rule than the others & is harder to tell on that account; have seen no H. brista for several days. In the P.M. went down river with Bartow & I shot a kingfisher, my first bird, with my rifle at about 80 yds.; we saw about a dozen of them birds altogether. 31 Clear but warm. After breakfast went out behind the barns and shot a D. caprata x L. maculosa nest? & a H. linifrons. In P.M. went down river and on the way back had the good luck to scown two herides arching, an adult. I meeting with S. York also a J. vicius nest! & a Sp. varis do. Saw a large flock of Asp. senipal x & G. planipes & those birds are evidently not unfrequent occurence here. Board Sarah Cant. Beach's. I am now quite strong again.