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Mr. Boardman "went out to Great Marsh and shot 12 

 snipe near Rice Lake." During that fall he went to 

 Fargo, visiting a large farm in which his sons were 

 interested and where he saw "lots of wild geese." He 

 also shot " hawks and black vulture," and at Sanderson 

 " went out to see eagle's nest." On October 4, he went 

 to the big marsh snipe shooting where he shot a red- 

 tailed hawk, which was mounted the following day. 

 This was a favorite place with Mr. Boardman where he 

 often went shooting. On October 18 he records : "Shot 

 two snipe on railroad near the house." 



The winter of 1882-83 was spent in Minneapolis. That 

 Mr. Boardman kept up his interest in ornithology is 

 shown by the many entries in his diary from which some 

 extracts are given: "January 3, 1883 — Coldest of the 

 season : 12 degrees below all day ; Shot two evening 

 grosbeaks. January 11 — Skinned four evening gros- 

 beaks. March 8 — Went over to see the old German 

 bird man, afterward at rooms of Academy of Natural 

 Science. March 25 — Skinned three evening grosbeaks. 

 March 27 — Over east side to see the old taxidermist. 

 March 31 — Got two evening grosbeaks and skinned 

 them. April 16 — Got one Hooded Merganser and 

 skinned it ; in afternoon went shooting and got snipe and 

 ducks. May 9 — Skinned pintail duck. May 21 — Went 

 to Lake Harriet ; shot two horned grebes and one red 

 throat all in good spring plumage." 



Mr. and Mrs. Boardman arrived in Calais from the 

 west on August 7, and the first of September had a visit 

 of some days' duration from Gov. and Mrs. Robie. The 

 last of October and first of November of that year Mr. 

 Boardman was occupied in moving the contents of his 





