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UPTON, MAINE 
1874 
July 31 - August 1 
just able to fly and covered with white down, which uttered the 
coo coo in exactly the tone of the adult. After supper had some 
good sport in the pool under the dam, landing 8 trout and hold¬ 
ing a four pounder for about 10 minutes, but finally loosing him 
by my leader breaking. Chordeiles popetue I hear these moon¬ 
light nights as late as 10. All the blackbirds were gone at the 
time of my arrival except a few,S.ferruginous which I see daily. 
I think Hirundo bicolor has left as I have seen none for two 
days and have noted the same of Cot.riparia. 
July 31. A.M. clear. P.M. cloudy with light rain. After break¬ 
fast struck up the W. bank of Cambridge river and took 8 birds 
the best 3 P.arcticus (1 y.y.) 1 Emp.traillii (nestling) 1 D. 
corocata (nestling) etc. The young E.traillii although barely 
able to fly called out que wichy in almost exactly the tone of 
the adult and kept darting up after flies although they were 
fed at frequent intervals by the parent. In the savins I fell 
in with my brood of spruce grouse again and watched them for 
some time: one of the young, the largest, walked out on a spruce 
limb with his tail up like a turkey cock, and kept calling in 
nearly the manner of the adult . The young coronata had a dif¬ 
ferent chirping from the other warblers, more guttural and con¬ 
tinued for a longer time without cessation. In the afternoon 
and evening caught ten trout below the dam, some of them half 
pounders. 
August 1 . Clear with three heavy thunder showers. Off after 
breakfast as usual, sailing down to Peaseleys landing where I 
