
2nd nest of Colaptes. G. Philadelphia [Geothlypis philadelphia]
MAINE, (L. Umbagog.) [Umbagog Lake, Maine]
1876. Return to Cambridge
Friday
June 23 [June 23, 1876] Clear and a fine cool day. Spent most
of the forenoon packing. In P.M. took a 
ride over along the Errol road with Harrington
who visited my Traill's flycatchers' nest for
me but found it deserted and empty
though evidently a new nest. It was
placed in a spruce at the height of about
10 ft. Late in the P.M. went over to my Colaptes'
nest with Purdie [Henry A. Purdie] and took from it six
eggs. This is a second set by the same
birds, which when the first laying was
robbed, dug the hole down a foot deeper &
commenced laying again. Purdie took 3
sets of olive backs [olive-backed thrush] but H. [Harrington] brought in nothing.
Saturday
June 24 [June 24, 1876] Clear and almost cold at sunrise. Left the
lake this morning for home, driving down
to Bethel with Purdie [Henry A. Purdie] in an open buggy.
Took a nest of T. Swainsoni [Turdus swainsoni] on the edge
of the road, with 4 eggs nearly hatched.
This nest was the one that I found with
2 eggs June 13th [June 13, 1876]. We heard 8 mourning 
warblers singing between the Lake house
and Poplar tavern. Most of them were
between the notch and the latter place,
and in one spot two were singing together
within a few rods of each other. At
Bethel we fell in with Prof. Morse of Salem
whom P. [Henry A. Purdie] was acquainted with. He had been 
taking altitudes with the barometer in &
around the notch. The following are some of
his determinations. Speckled Mt. [Speckled Mountain] 4,000 ft.
Saddle-back [Saddleback Mountain] Mt. 3,700 [feet] Road in notch 1250 ft.
Lake Umbagog about 800 ft. We arrived in Boston
all right at 5.15 P.M.