1895, 
September 10. 
Botaurus lentiginosus . 
Lake Umbagog. 
We lunched at Pulpit Rock and soon afterwards I tried 
the meadow just above but found only a Bittern there. It rose 
from the grass on a point where I had previously seen its head and 
neck pointing straight upward, but after inspecting them through 
my glass and even considering the,possibility that they belonged 
to a Bittern I decided that what I saw was merely a stake, not a 
"Stake Driver." 
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1896, Lake Umbagog. 
June 5. 
Just as we entered Sweat's meadow a Bittern started (as 
I thought) from the branches of a maple about 15 ft. above the 
water and flew off croaking. Unfortunately I am not quite certain 
that it was actually in the tree, but there can be little doubt that 
such was the case. 
