1() The Wilson Bulletin — No. 58. 



Contrary to the newspaper report, we thought the nest ap- 

 peared to be about five feet in diameter and three feet in 

 height or depth. It was made of brush. 



From July 31 to August 4, 1906, we again had the oppor- 

 tunity of visiting the place. At this time we observed both 

 adults and both young. The latter were in their dark plumage 

 with some blotches or streaks of white. We were privileged 

 to observe them several times and to hear their cries until 

 familiar. It is to be hoped that the game warden will do his 

 duty in seeing that these magnificent birds will be preserved 

 for the pleasure of all who may enjoy them. 



AUGUST BIRDS OF LAKE SEBAGO, MAINE. 



BY CHRESWELL J. HUNT. 



Thirty miles from Portland, in Cumberland County, South- 

 western Maine, lies Sebago, one of those glacial lakes which 

 are scattered all over the state. It is twelve miles long with 

 an expanse of eight miles at its widest point. Aside from a 

 few summer camps and several saw mills the shores remain 

 in their wild state. These shores are rocky with here and 

 there sandy beaches behind which lies a forest of white pine 

 and spruce interspersed with white and yellow birches. Here 

 the undergrowth is composed largely of the moose-wood 

 (Acer pcnusylvanicnm) and the ground is covered with mossy 

 boulders about which grow clusters of wintergreen (Gaiil- 

 theria pvocuinbcns) , bunch berry (Cornus canadensis) and 

 clintonia (Clinhnia borealis), together with numerous ferns. 



To the north of Lake Sebago lies Long Lake, the two being 

 connected by the Songo River, a crooked little stream which 

 flows six miles tO' go twO' miles as the crow flies. A line of 

 small steamboats ply between Sebago Lake at the foot of Lake 

 Sebago and Harrison at the head of Long Lake. To the 

 westward the country rolls away toward the White Mountains, 

 the hills about the lake reaching a height of from 500 to 1,300 

 feet. * 



