AUDUBON JOURNAL 



Wednesday 15*'^ 1820 November — 



At Work again this morning as early as could be, a 

 beautiful day — finished My Drawing to my liking 

 having Sketch^ our Boats in the View of this Mag- 

 nificient Part of the Ohio = Saw more than a Dozen of 

 Eagles and one I had a good view of had a White 

 Tail & a Brown head, Again [Yet] I remark^ that the 

 Brown Eagles In Ohio Esp. were at Least J Larger 

 than the White headed ones 



Saw a Large flock of Large White Gulls with Black 

 Wing Tips very shy while on the Wing but not at all 

 so when swimming fired two guns Without affect 



Passed the famous Chain of Rocks, Much diversion 

 to see M' Aumack's Movements — 



having seen Steam Boats allmost every day fast on 

 Sand Barrs I have taken no particular notice of any 

 of their Names & Positions — have Passed this day 3 

 flat Boats belonging to W™ Noble of Cincinnati that 

 left that Place early in August — 3 out of 6 are lost 



Landed about 2 Miles above New America on the 

 Illinois Shore — Broken Land, fine Timber of Oak & 

 Poplar = Killed an Oppossum — 



Our People Much melowed; Saw Winter & Shore 

 Larks Many Geese & Ducks 2 Swans — 



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