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Lake Umbagog.
Megalloway River.
1897
Sept. 15
  A rare day, cloudless with moderate N.W. wind and
remarkably clear, bearing air.
 The Spelmans were not well enough to leave camp
but Purdie, Will and I started for the Megalloway at
9 A.M. in the large boat, Gilbert following in the
St. Lawrence Skiff. As we crossed the Lake the breeze
began ruffling the water but in under the land
it was still calm reflecting the trees along the shores
& the mountain peaks. A fine adult Bald Eagle
was perched on a stub on Moose Point sitting very
erect & still. Opposite the entrance to Leonard's Pond
a Pied-billed Grebe showed his slender neck for a
moment among the lily pads.
 We kept on pretty steadily up the river, stopping
once or twice to take a photograph, however, and
turning into Pine Hill Pond when we reached that
pretty little sh[?]t of water. I was adjusting my
camera for a picture when I head the Junco-like
tserp of a Lincoln's Finch and presently saw the
bird flitting about among some bushes on a narrow
point. It was presently joined by two more one of
which came flying across the pond. All three chirped
excitedly for several minutes. They were evidently
alarmed at something but just what it was we did
not discover. After I had taken my picture we
rowed around the point and Gilbert landing beat
it towards us. He started all these birds and I
shot one of them but ruined it for a specimen
having no shot smaller than # 10 with me. I had
a good view of the other two birds and identified
[margin]Lincoln's
Sparrows[/margin]