Penobscot Bay, Maine.
1896
June 21
(no 2)
  Conary and the Emerson-Lufkin brothers agree on the following points
respecting the fauna of Deer Island.
  Mammals present. Deer; rather numerous, at present protected by
law at all seasons, one [?] near this house the past week.
Foxes, common but hunted incessantly & numbers kept down. Otters
a few - fish in salt water, Rabbits (L. americanus) very common.
Mink, common (fish in salt water), Muskrats, formerly common, now
scarce. Red Squirrels, abundant, Weasels, a few. Meadow mice, common.
Moles Shrews common. Bats scarce.
  Mammals not found. Bear, Lynx, Raccoon, Porcupine, Gray Squirrel,
Chipmunk. The Lynx & Raccoon occur at Blue
Hill on the mainland.
  There are several kinds of Snakes but no Turtles of any kind. Toads are
common on Stinson's Neck but Frogs are confined to Deer Island proper.
  Birds. Our hosts know nothing (even by name) of Blue-Jays, Canada Jays,
or Spruce Grouse. They say that no kind of Blackbird breeds
but that a few occur in the migration.
  During the day birds sing freely in the woods around our clearing.
At evening there was a fine Thrush concert - Robins, Olive-backs &
Hermits.