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UPTON, MAINE 
1873 
August 7-9 
August 7 . Cloudy all day and cold. In A.M. went out back of 
the barn put up a large cock and fired a charge of dust shot 
at him without effect. In p.m. paddled down river a short dis¬ 
tance and going aehore took five birds including a y.y.D.cas- 
tania: also shot a nestling Ch.pinus at the house on my return. 
Messrs. Shattuck, Greenwood left on the boat this morning to 
go into camp at Sturdevant brook. 
August 8 . Clear, cool and pleasant. After breakfast shot three 
nestlings J.hyemalis and an adult/? Ch.pinus that had plainly 
long since got over the cares of incubation, as the bare space 
on the breast was nearly grown over with feathers. Mr. Brown 
and party ’’came out” from Megalloway to-day. In P.M. took a 
sail down river and shot a pair of young Scol.ferrugineus. 
Messrs. Lynch and Crocker arrived this evening. 
August 9 . Clear, cool and a fine day. After breakfast went out 
back of the barn and took eight birds, the best two young D.eas- 
tania, one a nestling in a curious spotted plumage. The genera¬ 
tive organs of a $ Ch.pinus shot this morning exhibit a state 
of the highest development and yet full grown young are not un¬ 
common. Saw a single Can.Am., the first since my arrival. At 
moon a Mr, Winslow arrived with a brace of handsome setters: 
he seemed a very nice fellow. After dinner I took my rifle and 
made five successful shots in succession at an average of 50 
yds. killing 3 kingfishers, a cedar bird and a frog, the best 
shooting I have ever done. Mr. Goodwin also shot a kingfisher 
with it at about 70 yds. 
