Lake Umbagog.
1907.
 The timid Varying Hare is abundant
and here seldom molested by man although preyed on by Lynxes,
Fishers, Foxes, Owls and other flesh-eating creatures; the Gray Squirrel 
is only of rare and irregular occurrence. The Red Squirrel and the
Chipmunk are everywhere abundant and familiar. The large Northern
Flying Squirrel is common enough but seldom noticed because of its
strictly nocturnal habits. Deer, Mice, Red-backed Mice and 
Short-tailed Shrews (?) throughout the forest; Kangaroo
Mice are not uncommon in alder thickets near the lake and on 
the banks of its connecting streams & Brewer's and Star-nosed
Moles may be found sparingly in boggy, grassy places. There are also
Woodchucks in plenty, in the heart of the forest as well as
in open farming country, and bloodthirsty Weasels, of both
the larger and lesser kinds, of which but little is seen
although they are taken in some numbers - especially the large
ones - by the trappers. Bats are numerous in summer about
the lake. I have never identified any of them very carefully
but, if I am not mistaken in my recollection, I have shot
and recognized both the Carolina and the New York Bat.
The list just given is unquestionably far from complete. No
doubt an expert collector of mammals would soon add to
it especially if he were to trap industriously for the smaller
terrestrial species such as Mice and Shrews.
Mammals
  Moose show themselves occasionally and Deer, Mink 
and Foxes rather frequently, about the shores of
the lake. The sheltered waters of the reedy coves are