1390, 
September 26. 
Bonasa umbellus to^ata. 
Lake Umbagog. 
In this place (Perrin's) . . . there were also several 
Grouse here two of them old males which drummed at frequent inter¬ 
vals. Two which we started were as wild as our Mass, birds. 
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October IS. 
Night visitor. Lake Umbagog. 
Nearly an hour after dark - and it was very dark to¬ 
night - as the men were eating supper in front of their tent a 
Partridge suddenly rose from within the circle of light of their 
lantern not 15 yds. away. It flew a long distance back into the 
woods and we did not try to follow ft. 
1895, Lake Umbagog. 
September 20. Pine Point. 
Early in the afternoon I was sitting in the woods writing 
this journal when a Partridge stepped up on a rock within twelve 
feet (measured) of me and began"quitting M and staring at me with V 
curiosity and suspicion. After watching her for several moments 
I tried to retreat and get my camera, but she took alarm and run¬ 
ning a few yards flew off into some dense undergrowth. The men 
heard a drummer on the knoll a little later, but he was not on the 
old log and was probably not the bird that drummed there last year. 
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