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Cloudy v/ith heavy ram in the afternoon. 'VariT,; the ther- 

 mornetGr GO; a ''i^h south- wmd. 



In the forenoon took a tramp on the hill behind the honae 

 and alone the Tyler pat]\ beyond the corduroy. Shot a Woodcock, 

 a Orouse flymp, and some small birds. Philip shot tv7o Black 

 Ducks. 



Cloudy; v/md north-v/est ; cool . Started at nine o'clcock m 

 the mornmn and spent the oay on the hake, poinn as far as iUack 

 Island c VG. Pucks very scarce. We saw nothmp but four Shel- 

 drake, throe Black Pucks and tv/o Scaups. I stalked two Shel- 

 drake and got a long shot ai thern t h oy r i ^, sitting on a 

 r.:ck. One rolled over and lay apparently dead; but when Phil- 

 ip tried to roach it with a pole it righted and dove, and be- 

 fore v/c could get the boat, got out into rough water and was 

 lost. Several hours later we started it a nale o 

 scuttled down from the rocky shore and took to th. 

 fired, but failed to kill when it aove and was not 

 Ishot only one horned Grebo. 



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Oct 9.:i 



Clear, cool , the wind north-west, moderate. St??.rtod 

 early and spent the day on the T-ako. A flock of nine Qlv Squaws 

 off F; cove; rned Grebes numerous, a fev/ Sheldrakes. Old 

 Squaws too shy to be approached nearer than one hundred yards. 

 Got four shots at a Sheldrake, hittmg all four but killing 

 only one. In R Goye found a flock of about twenty-five Black 

 Pucks and one smaller puck with a white breast. Stalked to 

 within about one hundred yards, but could get no nearer. start 

 6d two 'frin pa boiBapar-;.i at Uoose point and saw a T. macula ta 

 at the Outlet. Roturrang m the evening had a fine sur 

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'''loudy and still; warm Spent the morning on the hill 

 skirting the wood edges of the pasture. Shot a Shrike that wa 

 singing steadily i ike a young Robin, surrou;:ded by -nv.h-.lt; ..uf; 

 and Kinglets. Flushed a Short-eared Owl air.ouf? the thick young 

 spruces in the pasU.iro anc ki:' led it by a snap shot. It f lev/ 

 from 3 ^nMoo^, Saw iic> Orouse, 



Sunday. A beautiful day, ocad calia; frosty morning. In 

 the mroning took a walk through the Stone jjath. There were a j 

 many small birds m the wood-s, but nothing of especial ii'terest. 



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