1893  
Sept. 21.                                                              
Bethel to Lake Umbagog
  Cloudless with N.W. wind the air perfectly free from haze.
Left Bethel at 10.30A.M. in an open wagon, Mr. Lovejoy's broth-
er driving, and reached Poplar tavern at noon. The mountains
were wholly free from cloud or mist and all the details of
cliff, trees etc. unusually distinct. The foliage was touched here
and there with gold or crimson but on the whole the autumn
coloring was less brilliant than that seen from the cars yester-
day and certainly no brighter than in the woods about Concord
when I left them.  the high wind has doubtless driven most of
the birds to cover, but I saw two mixed flocks, one compos-                                 
ed of Grass Finches, Chippies and Juncos, the other containing,
in addition to these species, two Robins and at least a dozen
Blue birds. An immature Bald Eagle, with whitish head and tail.                         
soared majestically overhead as we were leaving Bethel an I
saw a Solitary Sandpiper on Bear River near Poplar Tavern.
[margin]Small
birds.[/margin]
[margin]Bald
Eagle in
Bethel.[/margin]