152
Lake Umbagog.
Great Island.
1897
June 14
(No. 7)
  On climbing the tree to a point well above the
nest Watrous reported that he could see at least four
eggs. A [male] Bay-breasted Warbler was singing not 20 yards
off and twice he came into the tree and flitted about
near the nest showing evident interest in it. It is 
possible that we disturbed and frightened off the [female] while
we were taking the Thrush's nest but more probable
that she was away feeding. At all events we saw
nothing of her on this occasion and for this reason
left the nest undisturbed although there can be no
reasonable doubt that it is a Bay-breasts[']. (Watrous
and Gilbert visited this nest again on June 16th and took
it with a set of 5 eggs. The [female] was sitting and Watrous
had a good view of her)
[margin]Nest of
Bay-breasted
Warbler[/margin]
  Along this shore we met with a young Bald Eagle which
was singularly tame. It flew up from the ground and
alighting on a stub sat quietly looking down at us as
we rowed past, almost beneath its perch, and within
half gun shot.
[margin]A tame
Bald Eagle[/margin]
  Mosquitos swarmed in the woods to-day. I have rarely
seen them more numerous or bloodthirsty than they were on Great
Island this afternoon. At Pine Point we found a good many
black flies and a few "no - see - 'ems" but the last have not given
us serious trouble anywhere this season.
[margin]Mosquitos[/margin]
  We reached Lakeside at 7 P.M. and found that the
house boat, during our absence, had broken her moorings and
gone ashore on a rocky point but Charlie had managed to
get her off and anchor her in deep water before any damage was done.
[margin]The house
boat goes
adrift[/margin]