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UPTON, MAINE 
1873 
August 28 - 30 
came flying about us, invisible, of course, but keeping up its 
querulous cries. 
August 28. Clear and a perfect day. Spent the forenoon about 
the house and shot a few young ch.tristes and a y.y. D.tigrina 
^ £ in the elm tree near the boat landing. After dinner started 
down river and Barstow went ashore and beat several hours for 
Snipe, shooting one and a black duck. We saw a flock of four 
Phalaropus wilsonii which lit a moment in the middle of the 
river, then passed us at a lightning speed, twisting and doubl¬ 
ing: we both fired, but missed. Just at sunset I shot a win¬ 
ter yellow leg. that tried to fly by me. 
August 29 . Clear and warm. After breakfast started up Cambridge 
river with Capt. Perkins and for the space of three or four 
hours enjoyed myself to the utmost as we glided silently through 
the forest shaded stretches of that wild and beautiful little 
stream. Made very successful shots, killing a wood drake, two 
pigeons and a fish hawk without missing and on the way down was 
much pleased at running across a small porcupine which was drink¬ 
ing on the shore. Saw Sciurus aurocapillus, but think S.nove- 
boracensis are nearly, if not all, gone. Emp.flaviventris I 
heard repeatedly, but have seen no signs of E.traillii. In P.M. 
skinned the birds shot yesterday. 
August 30 . Clear and warm with South wind. In forenoon Barstow 
and I pulled down to the mouth of the river and separating, he 
drove a number of ducks over to me and I fired five shots, get¬ 
ting, however, only one bird, as several of my cartridges missed 
