Lake Umbagog, Maine.
1895
Sept 25
(no 2)
were at least a dozen Song Sparrows, probably as many White-
crowned Sparrows, several Grass Finches and a Chipping or two with
a few Savanna Sparrows.
[margin]Zonotrichia
leucophrys
at Lake House[/margin]
  I am uncertain as to the exact number of White crowned Sparrows
because I way have started the same birds once again in following
up the flock but there were certainly not less than six for 
I counted five young birds together in our bush and afterwards
saw at least one adult. Ten or a dozen times while I was
at this place I heard a White-crown sing. He must have been
an old bird for his song rang out full and clear on the
still morning air. Indeed it was louder and more furnished
than the spring singing that I have heard in May. As on
former occasions it reminded me most of the song of
Poecetes. These White-crowns were sluggish in their movements
but nevertheless they were not sufficiently unsuspicious to let me
get very near them.
[margin]Zonotrichia
leucophrys[/margin]
  At 10 A.M. Jim & I started up Cambridge River. The
water was very low and the vegetation killed by frost so that
the scenery was less beautiful than at the time of my
last visit. We went up about two miles when coming to
a place choked with drift wood we turned about &
reached the dam at half-past three o'clock. Most of the
intermediate time was consumed in taking photographs.
[margin]Cambridge River[/margin]
[margin]Taking
photographs[/margin]
  On the way up I had a long shot at three Black Ducks
which were asleep on the mud as we rounded a bend but
they awoke quickly enough & run off before I could fire
the first barrel. I shot twice but missed.
  Coming down I shot a solitary Blue-winged Teal in the cove
just below the big "logan". It was sitting on the water among some
[margin]A solitary
Blue w. Teal[/margin]