1873 
UPTON, MAINE 
August 4-6 
Augus t 4 . Clear cool and a lovely day. After breakfast started 
down river and beat out against the wind as far as Stone's 
point returning in pretty quick time. Saw three Chro l.bonapar- 
tii. and two Larus agentatus. A large flock of Progne subls has 
appeared on the river and I took two immature $ , also a nestl¬ 
ing S.slalis. Had another slight attack of colic this P.M. 
Mr. Brown and party arrived. 
August 5. Clear cool and a lovely day. Pelt very weak and dizzy 
and sat about the house all day. Mr. L. F. Brown and party 
started for Megalloway this morning and in the evening a large 
party from Coldbrook arrived. Mr. Monheimer also came down on 
the boat with a string of 250 small trout caught in Sturdevant 
cove. 
August 6. Cloudy and cold. Felt much better this morning. After 
breakfast sat down back of the barn and took a D.tigrina 8 
adult in interesting changing plumage,nestl. Sp.varius, and much 
to my surprise a full grown full feathered nestling of Ch.pinus 
in a most interesting yellowish plumage: this, of course, dis- 
troys the hypothesis of their breeding late like Ch.tristis, 
although this may be an exceptionally early bird as an adit, 
male taken at the same time showed on disecting testis excited 
to the fullest breeding size, and was in full song. They re¬ 
sort in large numbers to the birch trees in front of the house, 
to feed on the seeds of the cones. In habits, song and flight 
at this season they bear a wonderful resemblance to Ch.tristis. 
