Lake Umbagog.
1896
May 25
(No 3)
[May 25, 1896]

  Woodpeckers, Nuthatches & Yellow rumps [Yellow-rumped Warbler], two Kingbirds, a
small flock of Cedar Birds, a Broad winged Hawk etc.

Nest of Canada Nuthatch

  We found only one occupied nest, that of a Nuthatch. It
was in a small stub standing several yards outside the
woods in water two or three feet deep. There was a little
fresh pitch just below the hole from which some of the
nesting material protruded.The [female] was at the hole at
work either on this material or at the pitch where we first
saw the nest but she flew to another stub soon afterwards
& joined her mate there.

Acadian Owl

  Charlie Tidswell who is with the river drivers at Moll's Rock
called on us this evening. He says that an Acadian Owl has 
been whetting his saw near the spring among the hemlocks back
of the rock these past three nights keeping it up all night
at intervals. Jim & he heard one twice on Pine Point before
the subject came up. Jim thought it was very near the
camp. I was sitting inside & missed it, much to my 
chagrin.
  The black flies & mosquitos are already on the war path &
increasing from day to day but as yet they do not trouble
us seriously. Trilliums are going out of bloom but the Hobble
Bushes do not seem to have as yet lost a petal of their
snowy blossoms. 