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Lake Umbagog .
Pine Point.
1898.
September 12
  Clear and cool with strong W. wind which died away at sunset.
  Spent the day about the boat taking a number of
photographs. Late in the afternoon we went out in
the canoes sailing nearly to Lakeside. Saw two Herons
and three Wood Ducks. The latter were feeding along the
edge of some grass just below our anchorage. One of them
was a drake in full plumage.
" [September] 13   
  Clear and much warmer with dense fog in the early
morning and a strong S. wind in the afternoon.
  At 8 A.M. the steamer appeared and took us in
tow giving the house boat getting the house boat back to Pine Point two
hours later. The Lake was exquisitely beautiful this 
morning when the fog cleared. As we were passing
out of the mouth of the Cambridge we saw five 
Swallows, three Barn and two Eave, flying about low
over the water.
" [September] 14.  
  Clear and calm. Spent the day about camp. At
8 A.M. heard a Yellow-rumped Warbler singing at
short, regular intervals in the woods behind the camp
and finally saw the bird sitting on the topmost spray
of a tall spruce. I think it must have been an
old male but it was impossible to make out details
of color and marking against the night. Its song 
was full and finished but somewhat listless. A solitary Vireo
and Parula Warbler were also singing.
[margin]Yellow rump
Warbler in
full song[/margin]
  Went to Lakeside by boat to meet the Melvins this evening.