Lake Umbagog, Maine
Moose Point
1895
Sept 22
  Clear with strong W. wind. The warmest day thus far of this unusually
warm month. Ther. 84 [degrees] at noon 74 [degrees] at 8 P.M.
  In the morning sailed over past the Outlet where I saw
a single Titlark flying about over the marshes.
  Jim rowed me to Moose Point at evening. Two flocks of
Black Ducks passed over the marsh as we were crossing the
Lake a little before sunset. After we had taken our position
on the eastern bank about midway between the two points - not
a single Duck of any kind was seen but we could hear
Black Ducks quacking and thrashing the water with their
wings out in the middle of the North Bay. We also heard
Loons and a bird which I took to be a Horned Grebe
calling cree-cree-cree at frequent intervals. Over the marsh
beetles of every size from the big Dytiscus to the smallest
were whirling about in great numbers clearly seen against
the strong light in the crest. Mosquitos were numerous
enough to be really troublesome.
[margin]Evening at
Moose Point[/margin]
[margin]Ducks[/margin]
[margin]Loons
Horned Grebe
Water beetles[/margin]
  A little after sunset a Great Blue Heron which had alighted
a [delete]little[/delete] short time before on the south beach began making a great
outcry. Presently it rose and ascended in circles to a height
of 200 ft. or more followed or rather preceded, by a Short-eared Owl
which bullied it with amazing audacity, keeping always a little
above it and swooping down every few seconds to deal it a
blow on the back but whether with bill or claws I could not
make out. The big clumsy Heron was apparently unable either
to dodge or to defend himself. At best he did nothing but
continue to circle croaking incessantly and at each attack
squalling so lustily that he might have been heard a mile away.
[margin]Asio
accipitrinus
bullies
a Heron[/margin]