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Lake Umbagog.
1897
May 18
  A cloudless, calm morning succeeded by a sunny, perfect
day with fresh W. wind. Heavy thunder showers in the evening.
  At 6 A.M. I visited the Hermit's nest in the
Brown clearing taking five photographs of it. The [female] was on
the nest and for a Hermit sat very closely allowing me to
set up the camera & focus on her at a distance of about
4 ft. but gliding away just as I was about to expose a
second plate. She would not return to her eggs, however, while
the camera was in position although I waited for her
nearly an hour. During this time she and her mate
kept flitting about near the spot whirring & giving the night call.
[margin]Photographing
Nest of 
Hermit Thrush[/margin]
  Near by a Bay-breasted Warbler, the first I have heard, was
singing fitfully in some spruces and within hearing were
a Black-throated Blue, a Parula, a Black & Yellow & other
common species. Altogether, however, small birds were rather
scarce. I saw three pairs of Juncos & heard two Redstarts.
But the most interesting bird seen was a House Wren
which I found in a brush fence on the edge of the
woods just east of Lakeside.
  Watrons & Gilbert spent the day nest-hunting looking
for Woodcock's nests near Lakeside in the morning &
rowing to & around Great Island in the afternoon but
they found absolutely nothing.
  Vibernum lantinoides and both kinds of Trilliums in bloom
everywhere yesterday & this morning.
[margin]Plants in
bloom.[/margin]