Lake Umbagog.
Outlet Marshes
1896
September 7
(no 2)
it cleared and the sun came out a little later the
Snipe rose, one after another, and flew to the grass
into which they dropped. I followed them but they were
very wild and I got only four shots bagging three birds.
[margin]Wilson's 
Snipe[/margin]
  Before the fog dispersed the small Plover & Sandpipers were
scattered about over the whole of the flats feeding busily
and silently & rarely taking flight but after the sun
appeared they became restless and noisy and coursed about
over the marshes in compact flocks. I shot only one of
them, the Pectoral.
[margin]Small Plover
&
Sandpipers[/margin]
  I next paddled to the Outlet where I found a few more
small waders and a flock of about twenty Lesser Yellow-legs.
The latter were very tame but were scattered about over
so wide a space that I could get only two together
for my first shot. The main bunch went off at the
report but several stragglers remained & I quickly killed
four more.
[margin]Yellow legs[/margin]
  Soon after this a Golden Plover came flying about.
I called him up twice missing him the first time
less than thirty yards & killing him the second with
a charge of no 4 shot as he was passing very high overhead.
He was an adult in autumn plumage - a beautiful bird.
His flight was exceedingly swift. In fact I doubt if
any bird except a Falcon could overtake a Golden Plover.
[margin]Golden Plover[/margin]
  Returning I entered Leonard's Pond where I shot
a young Pigeon Hawk that was sitting on a stub
preening his feathers and an adult [female] Carolina Rail
which I started in a little circular meadow flooded
by yesterday's rain. There were also four Snipe but
[margin]Sora Rail[/margin]