62
Lake Umbagog.
1897
May 20
(No 2)
  When the south wind sprang up just after dinner we
decoded to move our floating house up the Lake but so
many things had to be done that it was 4 P.M. when
we cast off from our moorings & hoisted sail.
[margin]We sail the
house Boat
to north end
of
Great Island[/margin]
  At first we intended to make Pine Point if possible
but when we reached the narrows the little cove at
the north end of Great Island looked so very attractive
that we put about and stood back for it. As we
were beating into this cove the flapping of our big
mainsail started a Deer which made a prodigious
crashing as he went off through the woods quite as
loud indeed as the falling of several dead trees in quick
succession.
[margin]Deer heard[/margin]
  A Black-throated Blue Warbler, an Oven bird & a Solitary Vireo
were singing as we entered the cove. Later as twilight
was falling there was a fine concert of Swainson's Thrushes
from the densely wooded shores all about us. Still
later a Spotted Sandpiper flew about us peet-weeting.
[margin]Birds
singing at
evening[/margin]
  After night closed in we heard nothing but the
peeping of numerous Hylas and the hooting of a
Great Horned Owl in the direction of the Haywards'
farm. I was disappointed in seeing no Ducks.
  From what I saw this morning I was convinced
that the second great bird wave arrived last night
or early this morning. There were very many small
birds everywhere.
[margin]Second
bird wave arrives[/margin]