Lake Umbagog.
Wea. [Weather] Sun. [Sunday] Aug. 2, 1908 [August 2, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
Cloudless but very smoky. Strong N.W. [northwest] wind.
A Hermit, a Winter Wren, a Robin, a
Peabody bird & a Song Sparrow singing
at daybreak. Swallows nearly all gone.
Saw a fine ad. [adult] Eagle & 4 Gr. Blue Herons [Great Blue Heron]
flying over Lake. A flight of 200 Crows
said to have passed at sunrise.
  Spent most of day in house writing
letters. Walked twice to steamer landing
where I had my canoe launched. At
evening walked to east end Sargent Cove.

Wea. [Weather] Monday 3. [August 3, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
Clear & cool with fresh N.W. [northwest] wind.
A Hermit, a Robin, a Red eye, a
Song Sparrow & a Goldfinch were the
only birds I heard singing to-day.
Saw a Bald Eagle & a Herring Gull,
both adult birds, flying about the Lake.
Alva came over this morning &
worked all day putting in a canoe
landing for me at the steamer boat house.
I was with him for several hours.
Will Sargent came after dinner.
I walked along the road eastward
for 1/4 mile in late P.M.

Lake Umbagog.
Wea. [Weather] Tues. [Tuesday] Aug. 4, 1908 [August 4, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
Cloudy with a few light showers &
light easterly winds.
  Spent most of day in house
reading & writing a little & talking 
a good deal with some of the other guests.
Took a walk in late P.M. going
eastward as far as the deep hollow.
Met Mrs. "West" walking homeward
and had an interesting talk with her.
Heard a Winter Wren singing fairly
well.

Wea. [Weather] Wednesday 5 [August 5, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
Cloudy with S.E. [Southeast] wind and frequent
heavy showers.
  As I was sitting on the piazza this afternoon
a fine large Buck with good horns still in 
the velvet ran across the intervals behind
the house moving at a slow lope with
head & flag carried low. Plunging into the
Lake he swam across to B. Point showing 
only his head & horns. He seemed frightened
& very tired. Fully 600 Swallows (nearly 
all Eave Swallows) on the wires in front of
house this forenoon.
  Spent most of day in house. Walked along
road eastward in late P.M.