Lake Umbagog, Maine.
1895.                                                                                        
Sept. 24
  I had begun to fear that I should not meet with Parus hudsonius
this season but this morning I heard its familiar chip, cher-dee, dee
in the spruce forest on the south shore of Errol Hill Pond. There               
were at least two birds calling but I did not see either of them.
They with the three toed Woodpeckers & Canada Jays are evidently
scarce this year. I have heard Picoides only at Pine Point &
have seen the Canada Jays only once at Bear Brook.
[margin]Scarcity of
Parus hudsonius
& Picoides.[/margin]
  Crossbills appear to much less numerous than they were early                              
in the month but I heard both species to day at Errol Hill                                                     
Pond and as we were sailing up the Androscoggin this afternoon
shot a pair of white-wings which were hopping about on the
bare sand at the water's edge. They were in excessively worn,
ragged plumage.
[margin]Crossbills
getting scarce[/margin]