Lake Umbagog 
Pine point
1900.
Sept. 10
  Cloudy most of the day with light, variable winds
interspersed with long intervals of calm.
  As Will Stone and I were standing on the deck of
the house boat this morning an Osprey closely followed
by a Gos Hawk suddenly appeared over the cove and
started out across the Lake. The Osprey kept on
towards the Outlet but the Gos Hawk turned back
and, flying very swiftly with rapidly beating wings 
like a Duck Hawk, shot past our boat within 30 yards
and swooped at a Kingfisher which was flying
along the shore. When he was within 15 or 20 feet of the
Kingfisher the latter doubled or rather zig-zagged, at the
same time rattling loudly & incessantly. The Hawk then
abandoned the chase and turning slightly disappeared among
the trees. From this experience and others that I 
have had with Gos-Hawks I should say that they
are swifter & more powerful fliers than either
the Cooper's or Sharp-shinned Hawks &
that they are much more given to chasing their prey
although, like the other two birds just mentioned,
they are apt to give up the pursuit if the first dash fails.
On the wing they closely resemble large Cooper's Hawks.
Goshawk
chases a
Kingfisher.
  The Stones & I went to Moose Point again this evening.
Less than a dozen Ducks, all Black, were seen. I had
no shots.
Moose Point
at evening
  As the daylight faded two Ring-necked Plover came close
about me uttering their plaintive, wailing cries. Earlier in
the day we saw them swimming about on the Point in
company with a Least Sandpiper & I got a good
photograph of the trio. The marshes are now in fine condition
for Waders.
Ring-neck
Plover
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