Lake Umbagog.
1896
August 26
  Early morning clear; remainder of day cloudy with
showers.
  Dr. J. G. Gehring of Bethel with his step-son Geo. B. Farnsworth
a lad of fifteen, arrived this morning to spent the
remainder of the week with me. I first took them
for a walk through some of the paths of the point.
After dinner they went off toward Rapid River with
Will Sargent. At sunset we all crossed the Lake to
watch the coming flight of Ducks. I went in my
sailing canoe taking the 20 g. gun. George Farnsworth was
the only member of the party who was armed &
his weapon was a Winchester rifle which he fired several
times at Ducks in the course of the crossing but without
success. 
[margin]Dr. Gehring
&
Geo. B. Farns-
worth arrive[/margin]
  There was a really heavy flight at least one hundred
coming into or over the marshes, the majority going to
the Moose Point marsh where the Crocker party, four
in number, gave them a warm reception. I had chosen
as my station the flats opposite the outlet of Leonard's
Pond. About thirty Black Ducks dropped into the grass
within varying distances but not one came within range.
Several Great Blue Herons came into the marsh & one
passed directly over me. I heard one Wilson's Snipe.
[margin]Evening flight
of Ducks at
Moose Point.[/margin]
  The largest flock of Ducks which I saw comprised
fully sixty birds which went down over Leonard's Pond
in the direction of Moose Point. They looked like 
Wood Ducks but must have been something else
as I have never seen so many Wood Ducks together.