Birds Observed at the Rangeley Lakes, Maine 



[June gth to ij//i, ipoj) 



ON THE evening of June 9th Mr. F. B. Spoulding and myself reached 

 Bemis on Lake Mooselookmeguntic, one of the Rangeley Lakes, in 

 Franklin County, Maine. From here we went by steamer to Upper 

 Dam, where we stayed a couple of days. Then across Lake Richardson 

 through Upper Richardson to Middle Dam, where a short stay was made. 

 Then by team over the five mile carry to Lake Umbagog where we took 

 steamer and sailed the entire length of this beautiful body of water, some 

 ten miles, to the New Hampshire side at Lake View. Here we also spent 

 a day, and came out by way of Erroll, some eight miles distance up the Lake. 



The following is a record of the birds observed from the time reaching 

 Bemis until we left Errol: 



Bald Eagle. Several were observed on Richardson and Umbagog 

 Lakes; said to nest in woods near by. 



Osprey. Three or four specimens observed. 



Broad- Winged Hawk. Heard one, and one was seen. No other species 

 of Hawk was observed. 



Loon. Several seen on Umbagog and Richardson Lakes. 



American Merganser. Observed at Upper Dam, where they were prob- 

 ably nesting. 



Great Blue Heron. Observed several times on the various lakes. 

 They are said to nest in the vicinity. 



Spotted Sandpiper. Abundant all about the lakes. 



Herring Gull. Observed on all lakes. Half a dozen individuals were 

 seen at one time. 



American Crow. Very few observed. Evidently quite a rare summer 

 bird in this locality. 



American Robin. Very abundant, not only about the camps, but in 

 the woods. Many nests observed, some containing eggs, others young in 

 various stages. Full-fledged young on the wing noticed in two or three 

 instances. Robins appear to be nesting more successfully here than in any 

 place I ever observed them. The reason for this may be partly owing to 

 the lack of crows, which are their greatest enemy at nesting time. 



