Lake Umbagog.
1896
May 19
[May 19, 1896]

  Morning cloudy with heavy showers. Afternoon clearing with strong N.W. [Northwest]
wind.
  Arrivals Empidonax t. alnorum (1 [in full song]) Ampelis cedrorum (2 [in a flock], 24 [in a flock]),
Sylvania pusilla (1 [in full song]). General arrival of Sylvania canadensis.

Spruce Partridge "signs".
Woodcock.

  Watrous went to Mollidgewauk [Mollidgewock] with Mr. Sweat this morning to
search for Spruce Partridge's nests. They found abundance of signs
- dusty hollows etc. - but saw no birds. In a larch forest near
the river they flushed a Woodcock.

Swallows & Swifts.

  I visited the Woodcock's nest near the Lakeside landing &
found it deserted with still only the two eggs. Photographed
it & took the eggs. Then sailed over to B. Point where
I found a number of small birds including several Canadian
Warblers. Next crossed to Sargent's Cove which was alive with
Swallows and Swifts, chiefly Barn [Barn Swallow] & White-bellied Swallows with
a good sprinkling of Eave [Eave Swallow] & Bank Swallows. There were many
others scattered about over the Lake.

I try a new sailing canoe.

  In the afternoon Jim brought over the new canoe with a
new sail which I tried with some risk for the wind was
violent and "squally".

Another Hermit's nest.

  Watrous took a long walk eastward bringing in a Hermit's
nest with four fresh eggs which he found near the Peaslee Spring.

Woodcock

  At evening walked to the Brown clearing. On the way there
heard our Lakeside Woodcock "peep" & "puttle" eight or ten
times in the cove just above the road (several rods in) before
he flew out into the pasture to begin his regular serenade.
The bird in the Brown clearing was in full song when we
walked there. Hermit Thrushes & Peabody Birds sang for some
minutes later than this.