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wits these Birds Wade so deep that one would suppose 

 they are swimming, fly a few Yards into Shallower 

 Watter, holding their wings up untill perfectly satis- 

 fied of their being on the Bottom — then run about 

 briskly & ketch small fishes with great dexterity — 



Saw one Sea Gull a Large one — a few Gold Finches 

 Many Cardinals — some Divers — but neither Ducks or 

 Geese — The Weather has become Cloudy & raining 

 by Intervalls is Now beautiful! with an appearance of 

 Frost 



about Two hours before sun sett a Barred Owl teased 

 by four Crows and Chased from the tree where he was 

 Lit raised up in the manner of a Hawk in the air so 

 high that We Lost Entire sight of him, he acted as if 

 Lost — now & then making very short Circles and 

 flapping his Wings quickly, then zig zag lines — this 

 was quite a new Sight and I expect take place but 

 seldom — I felt anxious to see his Descent to the Earth 

 but Could not — 



The Trees here have Lost all their foliage, the Cane 

 & a few Green Briars is all that animate the Woods — 

 the Shores are thickly sett with Cotton Wood Trees. 



Thursday Novemb'' gth 1820 



The Wind blowed nearly all day a head, the 

 Weather cold — Saw no Game although We Walked 

 a great deal in the Woods the Country extremely poor 

 here — 



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