Jrake UmbaroR, Maine. 

 Oct 13 ' ^ 



Cloudy, wind south -oast , threatening: a storm. Spent the 

 day about the house, taking a short walk along the Stone path 

 ip the rnorninfT and beating the meaciov/ for Snipe m tl-e after- 

 noon. ^ Savf very fev; small birds and no Ducks all oay. Founo 

 only a Snipe v/hich I shot. 



CQoudy with frequent he.ivy showers. "'mci south-oasx , strong 

 Spent the day m the house. hate in the aftcrnooD paddled dov/n 

 tc the mouth of the Cambridge and shot four i::»*w*/ut^f; Sandpipers 

 on the bar. Some sportsmen came down from the Outlet m the 

 evening and reported no ducks m the middle of the Lake. 



Cloudy all day. 'Vind west, moderate. Starting at nine 

 m the forenoon with Philip I went to the Outlet v;hero we 

 spent most of the day. rucks were very scarce. I sav; perhaps 

 ten ;Uack Tucks, thrice as many Shelorake and three Creater 

 Scaups. Tn heonard's pond 1 sa-' five uooaed !ir.rgansers. liade 

 two amazmr'ly long shots f v/ith my borroweo iJo. 8 guage gun) 

 at single Sheldrake flying, killing both. Killed a third 

 just at dusk ( cross-shot ) at the lower end of fireat Tslano. 

 Sr. all birds very scarce. 



'•orning clear, v/arir, .stii;i; the v/oods alive v/ith birds, 

 squirrels and other Iifo . Afterv^ards cloudy and chilly; sun- 

 set clear and night frosty and still. Sot off about eight m 

 the morning and paddled oov/n to the mouxh of the Cam^bridge, 

 shoot inf! a Tringa m.ac ulata and watching a flock of Sheldrake 

 for some time. T?eturning started uj) Cambridge river v/here v/e 

 spent the rest of the day. going nearly to the head of the 

 m.eadov/. Ascendinr' shot a female frouse on a lo.p and tracec a 

 drummer to his stanr , killing him; also shot some smiall bircis 

 and fliishea two i-^lack Thicks from a sm.all "logan" near the 

 Foi'ks. T-?eturning traced tv/o drummers to their logs, missing 

 the first m the twili»ht, but killing the last by a chance 

 shot after it had grov/n too dark to see anything distinctly. _ ^, 

 J eaves all down now, the woods carpeted with rustling beds of 

 them. Xi^lllLJ-M .^'.P^ii'' ^"^^ mountain ash berries very abundant : / 

 o.nd conspicuous". heard a. flock of Scoters passins» overhead 

 after dark 



Oct 17 



^' Clear and dead calm all day; vfari- for the season. 



A large flock of Scoters was seen m the lake last even- 

 ing and v/e v/ent m pursuit today, starting at nine o' clculc m 

 the forenoon. As we paddled down river a dense fog was just 



Oct IG 



