Lake Umbagog.
Outlet Marshes.
1896
September 5
(No 3)
  Soon after this a flock of 22 Rusty Blackbirds appeared
on the marsh flitting from place to place alighting on
the mud.
[margin]Rusty Black-
birds[/margin]
  There were also six Swallows, two Eave and four Barn
flying about.
[margin]Swallows[/margin]
  I beat the Snipe grounds carefully but saw only one
bird which rose very wild & flew out of sight.
[margin]Snipe
beaten[/margin]
  After entering Leonard's Pond, where I found only an
Osprey and a Kingfisher, I returned to the Outlet. The
two Ring-necks & the surviving Ereunetes were still on the
flats but the Baird's Sandpiper had disappeared. Presently
I discovered a solitary Blue-winged Teal swimming
near a grassy island just outside the river's mouth.
Making a wide circuit I paddled up behind the
island but the bird was almost out of range. It
raised its head & stretched up its neck when it saw
me & fearing it was about to start I fired. It flew
off very badly wounded & dropped in the marsh where
I searched for it in vain, starting a Bittern while thus
engaged.
[margin]Blue-winged
Teal[/margin]
[margin]Bittern[/margin]
  As I was repassing the Outlet on my way to camp the
Baird's Sandpiper appeared flying high & calling, creep,
creep in shrill rather feeble tones. I called it within
long range & fired at but missed it.
[margin]Tringa
bairdii[/margin]
  A little after this I shot a young Whistler that was
swimming out in the Lake. It dove as I approached but
I traced its course under water by the leaping of the young
pickerel and killed it when it came to the surface. It was fully
grown but the wing quills were not of full length.
[margin]Young
Whistler[margin]