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UPTON, MAINE 
1874 
September 11 - 
over to the Ellinwood clearing with S. and R. Wilson. On the 
Stone road started a very large Bubo Virginianus and fired 3 
shots at him, killing him, I thought, with the last, but as he 
scaled down into some thick brush I could not find him. Beyond 
the farm I came across a brood of rf.grouse in the path, shot 
three in two shots sitting, and afterward two more flying in 
three shots. Took a very fine Vireo Phil. It was among a large 
flock of warblers, and in a high beech tree. S. shot a Sitta 
Carolinensis _£ . Saw D.maculosa, Parula americana and D.caeru- 
lescens, Sciurus aurocapillus and Turdus swainsonii. Reached 
the Lake house by noon shooting a pigeon behind the stable which 
Mr. Godwin drove across the path for me. In P.M. skinned two 
small birds and took a drive with S. up on East B. hill, taking 
my gun, but seeing nothing to shoot on the way. Skillings and 
party arrived in the evening. C.Barstow killed a very fine cock 
spruce grouse on the Tyler road this P.M. 
September IB . Clear, cool and a fine day. Spent the morning 
in mounting the spruce grouse for B. In P.M. S. and I went 
over on the Tyler road. Struck a large flock of warblers near 
the brook and shot D.maculosa ^y.y. D.virens y.y. $ and Parus 
in fine fall plumage. Saw H.ruficapilla. The woods elsewhere 
were completely deserted. Had a very pleasant walk home in the 
cool of the evening. 
September 13 . Clear and warm. Spent the forenoon about the 
house. Late in P.M. took a walk through the Stone path taking 
our rifles. I shot a Picus villosus with mine and S. killed a 
