AUDUBON JOURNAL 



I took My Gun, rowed out to the edge of the Eddy 

 and Killed a Fish Crow, these Birds are plenty on the 

 River every fair day — (when otherwise, the food is 

 plenty in the Swamps, the Crabs, Young Frogs, Watter 

 Snakes, &'^ Shewing out in great Numbers) — When 

 the one I Killed fell, hundreds flew to him and 

 appeared as if about to Carry him off, but they soon 

 found it their Interest to let me have him, I drew 

 Near and Loaded for another; they all rose in Circhng 

 Like Hawks extremely High and then flew down the 

 Stream, out of sight calling aloud all the times they 

 suffer their Legs & feet to hang down as if broken — 

 I brought it on Board and began to Work imedi- 

 ately — at Dark took a Walk to M"^ Gordon, from there 

 on to M'" Laville where We saw some White Ladies and 

 Good Looking ones — returning on Board the Quar- 

 troon Ball attracted My View but as it cost i$ Entrance 

 I Merely Listened a Short time to the Noise and came 

 Home as We are pleased to Call it — 



Monday 15*^ January 1821 



Tuesday i^'^ 



Wednesday 17^^ " " 



Thursday 18*^ " 

 This is a Way of Cutting Matter Short, but indeed 

 the time has been so Long and dull during these days 



that I think it a good ridince to use them thus [ 



] [I was sad when they passed heavily by] I spent 



them running about to procure Work, being sadly 



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