Bethel to Lake Umbagog.
1900.
Sept. 2
  Clear & hot with S. wind.
  Left Boston yesterday with the Stones by A.M. train
and spent the night at the Gehrings at Bethel.
  Started for the Lake at 10.30 this forenoon in a double
seated open carriage with a pair of horses. Dined at Poplar
Tavern and stopped at several places to take photographs so
that we did not reach Lakeside until nearly dark.
  Saw a good many birds - large flocks of Chippies several of 
which were accompanied by Bluebirds (of the latter upwards of
20 were seen), a few Robins, a Phoebe, two Kingbirds, three
or four Flickers. a Kingfisher, several small flocks of
Cedar birds etc.
Common
birds along
roadside
  As we were passing through Grafton Notch a female Duck Hawk
appeared nearly over us soaring in circles at a considerable
height like a Buteo but with even more ease & grace keeping up
this manner of flight until she faded out of sight in 
the distance. Through the glass I could see the transverse
barring on the under parts for the bird was an adult.
Duck Hawk
seen in
Grafton
Notch
  The foliage along the entire route was as dense &
green as in midsummer the only bits of brilliant color that
we saw were confined to maple branches that had turned
their leaves prematurely.
  In Grafton south of the Notch we saw a truly remarkable 
flock of Blue Jays for it contained fully fifty birds.
As we approached they flew from some apple trees
by the roadside across a field into the woods passing
over the open ground in a compact flock behind which,
however, lingered a few stragglers.
Flock of
50 Blue Jays
in Grafton.
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