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biers all through the Shaggy Beards — The Carrion Crow 

 plenty, and their relation the Buzzard. 



the Pewee Fly Catchers very busy diving at Insects 

 and Singing Merely — saw several Bald Eagles that I 

 Might have Shot at — 



a httle before Sun down a Steam Boat Called the 

 Mars passed us, a poor running Machine — apparently 

 an Old Barge — 



Our Commanders spoke of Cutting a Stick at 12 

 o'clock, but the Axes were dull and We did not get 

 up untill 3. — 



Saturday Decemb'^ 23^^ 1820 



the Moon shining beautifully Clear, the Weather, 

 calm a heavy White frost — started at 3 o'clock — 



as soon as the fog disapeared, J. & I putt off for the 

 Mouth of the Yazoo River, seeing some Geese Made 

 for them and Killed One — in the Mouth of that River 

 I perceived a Large flock of My unknown Blackbirds 

 that I suppose Brown Pelicans — Landed below them, 

 and after crawling on My belly for about 300 yards I 

 arrived within about 45 yards I fired at 3 that were 

 perched Close together on a dead Stick about 7 feet 

 above the Watter, at my shot they all fell as so many 

 stones. I expected them to be all dead but to My 

 surprise, those and about 20 swimming under them 

 had dove, they soon rose and took Wing after running 

 on the Watter about 50 Y*^" at the exception of the 



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