1894
Sept. 18
Lake Umbagog, Maine.
Rapid River.
  A rarely beautiful day, very clear with scarcely any wind.
  Immediately after breakfast we all started for Rapid RIver
C., E. R. S., and Will in the large boat, Jim in the
St. Lawrence skiff, I in the sailing canoe. I took my
large canoe and outfit and on reaching the mouth of
the river began making pictures, continuing all the
way up to Cedar Stump where we landed and lunched.
The water was low and the river very rapid indeed in
place so that I had to use the double paddle &
to exert all my strength.
[margin]Trip to
Cedar Stump[/margin]
  We saw a number of Ducks, - nine Sheldrake, and
ten or a dozen Black Ducks. Four Black Ducks accompanied
by a Mallard rose from a "logan" within one hundred
yards of us. Putting the glass on them I could see
distinctly that the Mallard was a young drake in
its first autumn plumage.
[margin]Gooseanders,
Black Ducks,
Mallard.[/margin]
  A pair of Red-tailed Hawks were soaring over
the river as we entered its mouth.
[margin]Red-tailed
Hawk[/margin]
  Small birds were very scarce. Indeed I saw
nothing but a few Chickadees.
[margin]Small birds[/margin]
  There were several Kingfishers and one Spotted Sandpiper
along the banks of the river.
[margin]Kingfishers
Spotted Sandp.[/margin]
  We reached camp about sunset.
  Just after going to bed I heard a Night Heron
over the Lake in the direction of the Outlet.
[margin]Night Heron[/margin]