Lake Umbagog.
Leonard's Pond
1896
June 5
  Clear and very warm with light, variable winds.
  I spent most of the forenoon at Leonard's Pond where I took
eight photographs of the Water Thrush at or near her nest from which
I started her many times. She is wonderfully mild and patient under
this almost incessant persecution. Not once this morning did she chirp
for her mate or make any demonstration whatever. I had no difficulty
[delete]whatever[/delete] in setting up my camera & focusing on the nest at a distance
of three feet or less. Indeed when I wished to start her I usually
had to shake the focusing cloth within a few inches of her face.
Then she would slip off, run away a few yards, feed for a
moment or perhaps take a bath and within a minute or two,
if I permitted it, walk sedately into her nest often passing directly
under the camera on her way. When I wished to get her to
cross a certain selected spot of sunlight I had little difficulty
in driving her over the exact place. She would often pause for
a moment almost at my feet and look up at me with
an expression of wonderment but without the slightest sign
of fear. Poor, demure little creature! She has learned that
my intentions, if somewhat of a mystery, are at least harmless,
and she may well trust me, too, for were her nest the only one
that I have ever found or expected to find nothing would
induce me to molest it now. The four pretty eggs look as if
they might hatch at any moment.
[margin]Photographing
nest of
Water Thrush[/margin]
  I also visited the Golden-eye's nest to make another photograph.
As I was sitting motionless in the canoe, after having made a
great deal of noise in getting it into the desired position, I heard the whistling of wings & a [female]
Golden-eye appeared not 20 yds. away flying down [delete]towards[/delete] nearly to the water
& then rising again. It was evident that she came out of the top
of a large hollow maple stub of which I also exposed a plate feeling
sure that there must be a nest and eggs there.
[margin]Another nest
of the Whistler found[/margin]