Lake Umbagog, Maine.
1895
Sept. 1
  Clear and cool with high N.W. wind.
  Jim Bernier came to Lakeside at about 10 A.M.
and we at once started for the Lake House taking
both cameras and lunch. The wind was fair and strong
and we made the distance very quickly under sail seeing
nothing but a flock of nine Black Ducks and an Osprey
or two.
[margin]Trip to the 
Lake House &
up the Cambridge River[/margin]
  On reaching the Lake House I took the old, familiar
path to the upper boat landing where Jim presently
joined me with the new hunting boat and we started
up the Cambridge. This quiet little river has quite
recovered its old-time beauty for the alders, viburnums
and other bushes along the banks which were cut down
by the river drivers ten or twelve years ago have grown
up to their full sizes again and overhang the water
as of yore.
[margin]Cambridge 
River[/margin]
  It was a bad day for birds for the wind invaded even
the most sheltered reaches and tossed the foliage to & fro
as well as drowned nearly all sounds but nevertheless 
we saw, on our way to the B. Meadow, a number of Crossbills,
Chickadees, Song Sparrows, & other common birds besides a 
female Wood Duck, a Great Blue Heron, a Broad-winged
Hawk, a Pileated Woodpecker, and a Solitary Sandpiper.
We lunched on the sand bar at the forks and then
started back seeing on the return two Wood Ducks (both
old drakes in a plumage intermediate between the
plain midsummer dress and the gorgeous autumn
feathering) two Solitary Sandpipers, a Spotted Sandpiper
and a few common small birds. The Wood Ducks were feeding
together among some lily pads & I had a good long look
[margin]Birds seen.[/margin]
[margin]Crossbills
Wood Duck
Heron,
Broad w. Hawk
Pileated W.[/margin]
[margin]Wood Duck
drakes in
"eclipse" plumage[/margin]