Lake Umbagog.
Outlet Marshes
1896
September 4
  A clearing day with driving clouds & high N.W. wind, becoming
much cooler towards evening (ther. 45 [degrees] at 9 P.M.)
  The Crockers were on the marsh by sunrise this morning
and we heard them fire a dozen or more shots while we
were dressing & eating breakfast. When, finally, I crossed (under
sail) the flats at the Outlet were barren of bird life but
from those opposite Richardson's Carry three Peeps (Ereunetes)
and a Ring-neck flew as I approached. I landed twice
& looked for Snipe but found nothing. A Solitary Eave Swallow
was the only representative of the Hirundinidae flying over these
marshes to-day.
[margin]Swallows[/margin]
  Keeping on down river I entered Leonard's Pond where I
found and shot ten Solitary Sandpipers all but one sitting. 
I killed the first two for specimens and finding them
too fat to skin & in tempting condition for the table kept
one. It was sheer slaughter of innocents for the birds, as
usual, were as tame as Sparrows - or tamer.
[margin]Solitary 
Sandpipers[/margin]
  I also shot at and wounded but lost a [female] Sparrow Hawk
which alighted on a stub at the head of the island.
[margin]Sparrow Hawk[/margin]
  A Bittern flew across the river & alighted in the marsh as I
was sailing back to camp.
  At noon a Bay-breasted Warbler with pale reddish flanks &
a Chestnut sided Warbler in the green & White autumn plumage
came about the camp.
[margin]Bay breast W.
Chestnut side "[/margin]
  Just as it was getting dark this evening the same mysterious Owl
that we heard on Pine Point in 1893 started a serenade at the 
head of our boat cove. First he hanked four times, next hooted twice
& finally hainked several times - After this silence.
[margin]Mysterious
Owl[/margin]