Wilton, Maine. 103 1873 Aug 1-2 1873 August Aug. 1 Cloudy & rained hard all day. Brothers went up to Megalloway in the boat this morning. I spent all the forenoon on the bird nest yesterday I mounted the H. lumping. In the P.M. Mr. G. down returned from a trip up the lake bringing me a snow white swallow, an albus I think of H. brider unfortunately as it was shot last Monday it was too far gone to skin so I carbolized it. After supper while sitting on the piazza a Canada jay flew by & lit for a moment in a small birch tree; it is the first I have seen here & Mr. G informs me that it is seldom observed here the summer. A large party came down from Taylor's farm bringing five Megustians, that they had shot, all new spring birds about 1/2 grown. " 2 Started in the boat this morning at 7.30 I made the round trip getting home at 9.30 P.M. Had a most lovely day clear & still. The first stretch of the lake to the inlet is very beautiful, the livery trees & the mountain outlines bold. At the inlet saw Sanborn's party & took on board McCann, Poland & Buffon. We then entered the mouth of the Andro again & ran down to Errol seeing many ducks, of which I shot one a R. cuenotatus & as it was ahead of the boat; now we saw also a G. (illegible).