Lake Umbagog.
1909.
June 11 [June 11, 1909]
(No 3)
  Eight Bronzed Grackles spent most of the day in
our cove flying to & from it from their island in Stony
Brook Cove. It was not less amusing than interesting
to see them ranged in a row along the boom logs
at the entrance to our cove watching for food to drift
their way from the house boat. We supplied it in 
plenty & they must have fairly gorged themselves. They
would intercept it long before it reached the boom
and hover over it as they picked the fragments from
the surface of the water. They seem to be becoming more
expert & daring at this practice daily. To-day I
saw them dip their legs to the thighs in the water &
repeatedly one immersed the lower part of its body, also,
apparently floating on the water for an instant. The
food was invariably taken up in the bill, however. When
a bird secured a piece he was often chased by another
but in no instance robbed of his prize.
Bronzed
Grackles
"fishing" for 
food.