1873. Aug. 25 I went down to a considerable depth but managed to get again and swim ashore with my many gun. Among my best birds got two more big satrapa in myst. fulva & pans ludovicia & two H. pumila. I also shot an imitation D. striata which seems shows that the migrations have already commd. D. tigrina as I think all gone as I was unable to detect any during the multitude of warblers; it is I think the only one yet missing in that family. Pans ludov. I am nearly sure has the ti derry whistla of P. atricap.. with the che dea dee both in a slightly altered ton. Splay. venus is getting rare & have seen only one for a week now. In P. W. shirred very birds. Aug. 26 Clear cool & pleasant. Started up Cdmr. sun after breakfast taking my br. loader & shot six birds the best & D. tigrina 4. & & D. pumila war. y.y. Saw a y.y. Miniotta vasca but was too near to shoot & in backing out lost it. Made a very good map that at a Black duck as it was, disappearing & and a breed & killed it. Liraca ludoviciana is getting commoner. The fly about in small companies from two to two uttering the fall note often referred to: I also hear them frequently at night. Bartow came down from the camp this way he had good fishing & took trout up to 2&64.