Arrivals. Kingfishers nest
MAINE, (L. Umbagog. [Umbagog Lake]) Antrostomus vociferus, Zon. albicoll. [Zonotrichia albicollis] sings at night
1876
Sunday
May 28 [May 28, 1876] Clear and very warm with W. [west] wind.
Spent the day about the house, taking
a short sail out on the lake in the
forenoon and a walk out on the Tyler
road just before sunset. Arrivals were
D. striata [Dendroica striata] several, D. Pennsyl. [Dendroica pensylvanica] one [male], D. Blackburniae [Dendroica blackburniae] [female]
Antrostomus vociferus [male] singing in the
evening, Progne subis [male] around Godwin's
martin box, Vireo olivaceous one [male] singing
Ampelis cedrorum flock of about 20
flying over high up. Heard a Sayornis
fuscus singing near the house this morning
but did not see him afterwards. The
vegetation has taken a grand start
to day. This evening noticed the
moose wood (?) and wild cherry in
bloom and found some beautiful
Triliums [trilliums]. Found a kingfishers nest in
a bank of gravel formed by digging
out a drain, but as both birds were
flying about and freshly exhumed
earth lay at the mouth of the hole I
did not judge it time to investigate.
This evening Godwin caught about
twenty trout with worm and minnow.
Night hawks were very numerous
at dusk flying about through the
door yard as of old and a few booming
high up in air. The thrushes were
singing everywhere at sunset and
I heard two T. pallasi [Turdus pallasi] one a particularly
fine performer. A winter wren sings
directly behind the house and once
or twice I have heard him in a wood
heap in the open near the barn.
[margin]I hear Zon. albicollis [Zonotrichia albicollis] at all times of the night[/margin]