1903.
June 13
(No 2)
Lake Umbagog.
occupied nests, most of which are at the gable end.
  At the opposite end of this boat-house, well up
in the north gable inside, I found a Swift's nest attached
to the vertical wall of rough spruce boarding. Fresh droppings
beneath indicated that it is occupied this season, as
it was last, according to Jim, but I saw nothing of
the birds. Their only chance of ingress & egress, apparently,
is a small opening joint over the big sliding doors in front.
Chimney Swift's nest in my boat house.
  A pair of Phoebes continue to nest under the bridge
that crosses the river by the mill which I found there
as far back as 1872. I saw one of the birds to-day
very near this bridge. They used to be the only Phoebes
known to occur about Umbagog but there is another
pair settled this season at the steamer landing in
front of Lakeside where they probably have a nest
in one of the boat houses.
Phoebe's nest under the bridge
  A Black-poll Warbler was singing freely both yesterday
and today among the white spruces near Bernier's
shop. I wonder if he can be breeding there! The date
seems late for a migrant.
Black-poll Warbler
  I returned to lakeside this evening in my canoe 
under reefed sail.