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Murr ( ?) were with us all summer, but not very abuudaut. We 

 also often find stragglers from the north in summer, but are so 

 uncommon are hardly worth mentioning, such as Hawk Owl, 

 Snowy Owl, Eichardsou's owl, etc. The most of the birds I have 

 mentioned you will rarely find about Massachusetts or Western 

 Maine in sununer and niiiny of their common birds we never see, 

 and others very rarely. The Towhee Bunting and Brown Thrush 

 we never see. The Meadow Lark only one specimen. Blue Bird 

 rare. Cooper Hawk and Mottled Owl very rare. Yellow Bill 

 Cuckoo very rare. House Wren also rare. Have never found the 

 Prairie Warbler, Worm Eating Warbler or Pine Warbler, but I 

 believe I wrote you I found a nice male specimen of Prothonotary 

 Warbler two falls ago. There has been considerable written 

 about the Cliff Swallow migrating south. I came from Massa- 

 chusetts to this part of the country in the year 1828 ; the Clill' 

 Swallow was then very abundant, building the whole length the 

 eaves of barns, as much we see them now, which was not the 

 case in Massachusetts. 



I have written in considerable hurry without any method or 

 arrangement and if there is any idea new to you I shall be well 

 repaid. I have for a long time been surprised there should be in 

 so short a distance as about one hundred or two hundred miles so 

 great a change in the breeding places of many hardy and early 

 birds as the Blue Bird and others of Massachusetts and then that 

 we should have so many that do not breed with them. I also find 

 in Southern Nova Scotia, Massachusetts birds much more common. 

 Having been so busy of late, I have not had time to attend to our 

 favorite pursuit, but hope to be looking up something as soon as 1 

 go up to the logging camp. 



Wishing you the compliments of the season, 1 am 

 Yours very truly, 



Geo. a. Boaudman. 



MiLLTOWN, 6 Sept., 1865. 

 Dear Baird : 



I have but just received your letter of the 4th, could not get 

 it last night ; Charley waited for the Eastport mail to open but 

 somehow it did not get into the box. 



