page [57] 27 Jul 1901 (seq. 59)

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Grindstone Neck,
Winter Harbor, Me.
1901
July 27

A brilliant, clear crisp day light cool breeze
68° {degrees}, 8 A.M. ; 64°, 6 P.M.

This morning M. & I walked down the board
walk towards the boat landing. I called on Miss
Bliss and helped to settle the question as to the yel-
low birds that were breeding in number about the
house among the shrubs over the rocky stretches.
These are Maryland Yellowthroats. Then M. & I
walked on to the shore and sat on the rocks,
enjoying the view and fresh air. I examined
the small patch of Juniperus sabina procumbens that
[Juniperus s. procumbens]
I found in 1899 in July. It was on the rocks a
little above high water, but, as in 1899, is sterile.
I took two or three specimens. M. left me at 11
o'clock and I wandered south along the shore and up over the
ledges and through the woods examining especially the
trees and birds. I think I have a pretty good list
of the trees here which I shall append. Empetrum
nigrum is very abundant along the shore and is
in good fruit. It is called the Black Crowberry.
I saw a female Black and Yellow Warbler with an
insect in her bill. Peabody birds sang, but the bird
chorus is fast passing by for this season.
The Mountain Alder (Alnus viridis) is abundant
over the Neck. Returning I called on Mrs. Duff
and discussed ferns and fern literature. I was
much interested in the Self-recording Thermometer
and took some notes from it. The disk is re-
moved but once a week and filed.

After lunch M. & I went over again to Mrs. Duff's.
She took us over her house which is very