page [122] 8 Sept 1901 (seq. 124)

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Elms, Wells, Me.
1901
Sept. 8

A clear, very cool day strong north wind,
mercury 60° {degrees} at 8 A.M.

It has been a glorious day. The air crystal
clear and cool. This morning we walked to
the beach and spent some time there. The
breakers were grand and the north wind, curled
back their edges as they broke, producing a
very grand effect. The surf on the outside
edges were tremendous. The Gulls when ing flying
in the face of the wind, would skim along in the
trough between two waves to avoid the strong
gale. I saw a seal in the midst of the huge
breakers entirely at home as they broke over him.
Speyeria idalia
On our return I saw three more idalias on the
plain.

This afteroon I saw a pair Red-shouldered
Hawks rise and soar over the woods north of the
house and later when Robert & I walked over
to the boat landing on the river I saw them
again. One soared over the salt marsh near us
pursued by two Crows. He alighted on the marsh
at one time and I saw every marking clearly,
R. said he saw three at the same time. I
also saw a Marsh Hawk and a Sharp-
skinned Hawk. That makes my list for the
six days Sept. 3-8, including Passer domesticus, 50 sps. {species}.
Of these I observed 43 sps. on the first two days.

Basilarcleia arthemis
Ella captured for me this morning by the house
a Basilarcleia arthemis, the northern Mountain
Butterfly.
Aspidium Took some in the woods in P.M.