MAINE, (L. Umbagog. [Umbagog Lake, Maine]) Nest of Sphyrapicus varius.
1876.
(June 3 [June 3, 1876]) killed her dead in mid air. She came down
most beautifully turing [turning] three or for somersaults
and striking a floating stick with [delete]trem[/delete] such
force that the sound echoed through the
woods. Picking her up I found I
had killed a fine [female] Bucephala
Dissection revealed an egg near the opening
of the oviducts, of full size but covered
with skin only. From the small size
of the opening & other evidence I judged
that this was to have been the first egg
& thirteen more in process of development
lay among the ovaries. [Here] we also 
saw another Bucephala, a [female], and found a
nest of Quiscalus purpureus in an
old woodpeckers hole (Colaptes) with 
four fresh eggs. Saw other nest of this
bird in similar positions but did not
stop for them. Certhias were evidently 
breeding among these stubs as we saw
several pairs and woodpeckers of different 
species were numerous. Also saw a
Myiarchus crinitus and heard a 
Hylotomus. Saw several brown Haliaetes 
leucocephalus [Haliaeetus leucocephalus]. Starting from here down
the lake we paddled & rowed down
to Haywards before we found anything
of interest. Here we started a [male] Sphyrapicus
out of a hole in a tall stub and my
guide declared that he could fell the tree
which grew in water 8 or 10 ft. deep
without breaking the eggs & this he
actually accomplished though the hole
was at least 30 ft [feet] above the water &
the tree came down with tremendous