Lake Umbagog.
Wea. [Weather] SAT. [Saturday] AUG. 22, 1908 [August 22, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
Cloudy with light variable winds
and several dashes of rain. Sultry.
  Spent day at the Mill working on
the floating boat house with Alva & his
son. Finished it by night. Paddled
over & back. Saw a fine adult [female] Buteo 
borealis on a stub near Peaslee Turn.
Later it alighted on a prime pine top 
near Stony Brook. Alva saw it. He has
not seen one before for 7 or 8 years he says
Saw & heard very many small birds
As I was on my way home five Wood
Ducks ( the leader a drake) passed us
with 70 yards

Wea. [Weather] SUNDAY 23 [August 23, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
Cloudless with fresh W. [West] to N.W. [Northwest] wind.
Air cool & bracing.
  Spent forenoon in room writing letters.
In afternoon paddled up Sunset Cove
to head of Great Id. [Great Island] Landed on island
where we found a Black Duck's nest in 1897.
Saw 2 Eagles (one a fine adult & a tall hemlock)
2 Blue Herons (one leg deep in lake, fishing)
an Osprey & 6 Whistlers. Heard 2 Wood Pewees,
& saw a flock of Cedar birds of White wing
Crossbills & of Pine Linnets. The lake &
mountains radiantly beautiful at sunset.
Sailed all way back before a steady breeze.

Lake Umbagog - Bethel.
Wea. [Weather] MON. [Monday] AUG. [August] 24, 1908 Ther. [Thermometer]
Partly cloudy with light W. [West] wind.
Just pleasantly cool. 
  Spent day packing & putting the
canoes, sails & other things away.
Alva came over to Lakeside to
help me. We worked there through
forenoon and at my boat house in
Upton all afternoon. Lunched at
the spring behind Lake House. A fine
Log Cock alighted on stub within 20 yards
& shouted many times. Saw [male] Sharp shinned
Hawk at Peaslee bend. Alva took me over
& back in the motor boat.

Wea. [Weather] TUESDAY 25 [August 25, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
Forenoon clear; afternoon cloudy. Cool.
  Left Lakeside by Stage at 7 A.M. &
reached Bethel at 2.30 P.M. Chas Davis
drove. William H. Hart, Magalloway
Game Warden, came as far as Newry.
I talked with him all the way, an
interesting man & a good backwoodsman.
Saw no less than four Hawks, 2 Broad
wings (very tame), a Marsh Hawk & a 
Duck Hawk. Hundreds of Chippies.
  Spent night at hotel taking dinner
at the Gehrings. 