Lake Umbagog, Maine
1894
Oct.2
(No 3)
twenty yards of two Horned Grebes. they finally flew
one going off to the south, the other towards the north.
While in the water they swam side by side, often
touching each other, moving very fast with heads erect &
bodies well out of water.
[margin] Colymbus
auritus [/margin]

  This evening Flying Squirrels were frequently seen at
camp jumping from tree to tree & running up the
trunks in the light of the fire. We hear these almost
every night scampering over the roof of the camp or
the tents but I have not seen one before. they
sometimes amuse themselves by running up the
roofs of the tents & then sliding down. Their only
cry seems to be a faint, Bat-like squeaking which
we hear often at night & which I saw one make
this evening. What a pity they are nocturnal! They
are the most beautiful of all the Squirrels. Although
I watched those seen to-night for some time they did
not once "fly" but merely jumped from tree to tree
usually striking, however, flat against the trunks instead of
among twigs or branches. Otherwise their motions are very
like those of diurnal Squirrels. They were very active and,
as it seemed to me, rather timid.
[margin] √√ 
Flying
Squirrels
at night [/margin]