286
Lake Umbagog.
Trip up Cambridge River
1897.
Sept. 29
(No 2)
  The upper landing on Cambridge River where, at this
season, we are obliged to disembark, because of the
shallowness of the water or the "rips" below, is always
a favorite resort of the smaller birds. I saw there
this morning an interesting little mixed flock consisting
of two Solitary Vireos, two Black-throated Green Warblers,
a young Parula Warbler, and a pair of Ruby-crowned
Kinglets. The [male] Kinglet was singing sotto voce. Higher
up the river I heard another in nearly full song.
  At evening, in the older thicket on the bank opposite
this landing, I heard two Hermit Thrushes, two Swainson's
Thrushes and several White-throated Sparrows. The Thrushes
were merely calling to one another but one of the
Sparrows sang repeatedly in subdued tones.
[margin]Small
woodland
birds noted[/margin]
  The high wind kept the smaller birds pretty quiet
during the middle of the day but we saw or heard
a fair number of the commoner ones besides one
Pileated Woodpecker.
[margin]Pileated W.[/margin]
  When I reached the house boat this evening I heard
from Will Sargent that less than half-an-hour after
we started this morning L[?]n Sargent, passing down
the river on his way to Lakeside, started a large
Canada Goose in the first reach below the mill.
The bird was so tame that he got within forty yards
of it although he was rowing at the time. When
it rose it flew out towards the Lake honking loudly.
[margin]Canada
Goose in
Cambridge
River below
the Mill[/margin]