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Lake Umbagog.
Pine Point
1898
September 4
  Clear, warm and still with a thunder storm
in the early evening.
  Spent the day near camp photographing Chipmunks
etc. Very few birds about although there was a good
flight last night, Warblers and Grosbeaks passing overhead between
8 and 9 p.m. in immense numbers. Saw a male Sharp Shinned
Hawk in the birch grove this morning. As I was watching
him he left his perch and gliding with incredible
swiftness through the trees struck with both feet
into a bunch of leaves. He did not have anything in 
his talons when he came out nor did I see
anything fly away.
" [September] 5 1898
  Another clear still and very warm day followed by 
a calm, partly cloudy and warm night.
  At daybreak this morning I heard a number of
warblers lisping and a party of Rose-breasted Grosbeaks
piping as they arrived on the Point. The Grosbeaks
apparently settled down for the day as I heard them
calling to one another at breakfast time but there
were very few warblers on the Point at any time.
I saw one Blackburnian and heard an Usnea warbler
and two Red-eyed Vireos singing.
  Late in the afternoon I saw seven Black Ducks
flying up the Lake and afterwards I heard others
quacking on Moose Point.
  A fairly heavy flight of warblers started this 
evening soon after dusk and continued until 
bed time. I also heard Grosbeaks several times.