AUDUBON JOURNAL 



o^ flapped his Wings Like a Pigeon, they more Swifter 

 than any bird in their Common flight. I could Not 

 Well account My Missing these Birds, they were not 

 More than loo y^^ off — I shot 3 Turkeys at 2 shots — 

 their Crops completely filled with winter Grapes [their] 

 Gizzards of the seeds of the same and large gravel. 

 They were extremely gentle [and] I floated immedi- 

 ately to them and Came within 25 y'^^ Cold days 

 force the geese away from shore — the Woods Literally 

 filled with Parokeets great Many Squirels — and Many 

 Snow Birds — begun raining at about one — Now & then 

 a Wood Cutter's Hut is seen in a Small Parcel of 

 clear'^ Land between Two Thick Cane Brakes — 



The Lights or Pulmon of the Turkeys I Examined 

 This Day, had much the appearance of Waddles con- 

 nected by a Thin Skin, the Wadles about | Inch Long 

 = the Thin Skin about \ of an Inch — 



Many Golden Wings Woodpeckers — a few Sparrow 

 Hawks 



We Landed on What is Named a Tow head a little 

 above the Island N° 51 — a Tow head is a small Willow 

 Island overflown in High Watter — 



in was Not Dark and We Walk Round it — Saw 

 Many Geese, and a Young Bear, but its being so late 

 & dark Was Called out, and gave it up. — 



Raining & very Disagreable — Many Gulls flew 

 about us to day and Picked up the Lights & fat of 

 the Turkey, & Geese that Were thrown over Board 



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