1874 
UPTON, MAINE 
88 
September 6-7 
of the marsh for snipe but could find none although fresh "signs” 
were in abundance. Saw here only a few rusty blackbirds and a 
braee of dusky ducks. Next tried Leonards pond but found no 
ducks. Saw a large osprey stoop down within 60 yds. of me and 
seize a chub, making nearly as much noise as the fall of a large 
plank would have done. After eating lunch sailed down the river 
to within a mile of Errol where I was taken on board the steamer. 
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Saw several large flocks of warblers and fired a single shot at 
a merganser but missed. Saw two Hir.lunifrons at the outlet. 
Rhy,solitarius is also still here in moderate abundance. The 
bulk of the warblers have, I think, left. 
September 6 . (Sunday) Cloudy and wqrm. Spent the A.M. read¬ 
ing. In P.M. wrote letters. The maples on the river are fast 
turning crimson and the frost has touched the ferns a little, 
but the woods are as green as ever. 
September 7 . Cloudy. Rained most of P.M. Off after breakfast 
with S. taking the Stone road across the farm and thence through 
a wood-path to Ellinswoods, Saw but very few birds. I took 
Accipiter fuscus adult $ , Sitta can. and 2 Trog.hyemalis. S. 
got an H.ruficapilla. I shot the hawk flying making a hard shot 
• as he crossed the wood path. He fell winged and made off at 
such a pace, taking long leaps, that I was obliged to shoot him 
over to get him, I found remains of an Hel.ruficapilla in his 
crop. I also shot a partridge, one of three which rose in the 
open on the Stone farm: saw a large flock but being unable to 
put them up after a long chase, turned around to speak to S, 
