110 1873 August 14 Aug. 1873 Wilton, Maine. Saw woodcocks singing, all along the river; they must be quite plenty then. Pheas hardiness was quite absent. Very many thrice (birds) gone for the most part in countless flocks, or companies of several hundreds, warblers, shrews, cuckoos, woodpeckers etc. all keeping aloof through the woods, chirping chattering; occasionally a young male practicing up on his soft lark's song. Aug. 15 Cloudy & wind at intervals. In A.M. went down river with Perkins & shot some thrice at Kingfishers with my rifle but did not kill a bird though I caught one down to the water. So P.M. missed the birds shot yesterday. 16 A.M. fair. P.M. clear. Took the steamboat for Megallway this morning; arrived there at 2 o'clock. On the way shot a Rises Pennsylvania in air, plains & a "whistler", both flying. In the evening went up to the mouth of the Diamond & took a trout, one 9 lbs. Saw a Red Pocheps at East. X Sunday " 17 Clear & a most lovely day. In P.M. drove up to the mouth of Diamond Branch fished 3 hours & took 6 small trout. Find both barrels at a black duck & hit him very hard. Saw a Grinnaca butor, in air, plain. I heard for the first time a note which it uttered while flying & which resembled the fall notes of the