111
Lake Umbagog.
1897.
June 2.
(No 10)
   As we turned the boats at the furthest point
to which we could penetrate (the alders closed the
channel completely above) the noise of the oars etc.
started a Deer which ran for some distance through
the water making a great " snorting". We saw Deer signs
everywhere in the swamp.
[margin]Deer heard.[/margin]
  The return down river was uneventful & we reached
the house boat at about 6 P.M.
  For the first time this season we were somewhat
troubled to-day by both black flies & mosquitos but 
they were not really numerous. 
[margin]Mosquitos &
Black Flies
troublesome[/margin]
  Clouds gathered at sunset and the night closed in
dark & foggy with light rain. From 8 to 10 P.M.
scarce a minute passed when I did not hear the 
calls of one or more Gray-cheeked Thrushes. They
all seemed to be passing overhead low down. No
doubt they were migrating. I heard no other birds
of any kind.