Lake Umbagog.
Wea. [Weather] THUR. [Thursday] AUG. 6, 1908 [August 6, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
80 [degrees]
Partly cloudy, calm, rather sultry
Only about a dozen Swallows on the
tel. wire [telephone wire] today. Where has big flock gone.
Writing letters most of forenoon.
Went out in canoe after dinner &
spent afternoon sailing & paddling about.
Saw an adult Eagle two Fish Hawks
a Blue Heron, a Kingfisher & a flock
of 12 Black Ducks flying high. A small
mixed flock on B. Point [Bear Point] a Redstart &
Canada Warbler among them in full song.
Fine sunset this evening. 

Wea. [Weather] FRIDAY 7 [August 7, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
Cloudy with steady light rain. Wind
S.E. [Southeast] A gloomy rather warm day. 
  Spent forenoon in office talking
with Mr. Gelmane. Got out my
Umbagog M.S. [Umbagog manuscript] after dinner & tried to
do a little work on it but without
much success. Walked down to steamer 
landing at 3.30 & met there Alva
Coolidge, his wife, daughter & son. Saw
3 Whistlers fly past. I hear Fish
Hawks almost daily. Goldfinches in full
song. Robins, Peabody Bird & Red eye
singing feebly. 

Lake Umbagog.
Wea. [Weather] SAT. [Saturday] AUG. [August] 8, 1908 Ther. [Thermometer]
Chiefly clear with several light thunder
showers. Warm. Light, variable winds.
Beautiful cloud effects & brilliant Aurora at night.
  Spent day on Lake with Alva Coolidge
in his new motor boat. Went up to Outlet
& down river nearly to Errol. Landed in
Tyler Cove, near Black Island & at various
other places. Saw [?] Sargent at his camp. 
Measured a number of Banks' pines.
Saw 3 Eagles, 2 Herring Gulls, 4 Blue Herons,
Swarm of Swallows at Outlet & all way to
Sweat Meadow. Got back to Lakeside at 5.30.

Wea. [Weather] SUNDAY 9 [August 9, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
Clear with drifting clouds Light N.W. [northwest] wind.
Just comfortably warm. A fine sunset.
The lake as well as sky glowing with color.
  Spent forenoon in room writing letters.
Started out in canoe at 4 P.M. Beat
up lake as far a [as] Lone Island landing
on ledgy point just beyond to write 
a brief description of it. Sailed all 
the way back before the dying breeze
writing steadily all the while. Saw
an Eagle, a Fish Hawk & 2 Herons.
Heard first migrants tonight, first Spotted Sandpiper
flying S. [south] over Lakeside 8 P.M., afterwards (11 or 11.30)
four or five Warblers lisping