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Lake Urabagog, Maine. 
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|May 23. 
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level plane flapping heavily and continuously like a Crow. On 
reaching the ridge near Moll's Rock he began drumming making a 
long even roll exactly like a Flicker's or a Downy Woodpeck- 
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er's only many times louder. It was so.loud indeed-that al- 
though the bird was now nearly a quarter of a mile off the 
sound reached us with startling sharpness and intensity.rous¬ 
ing the echoes, too, in all directions. I have no doubt that 
it could have been easily heard a mile away and probably even 
further. The bird continued drumming as well as, occasionally, 
cackling (or shouting) in one place for ten or fifteen minutes. 
Then he crossed to Leonard's Pond and drummed and cackled there 
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for an equal length of time. We all thought that he was try¬ 
ing to call his mate to inform her of the danger that threat¬ 
ened the nest, but if so he failed for presently he reappeared 
alone. Cur boats were now partially hidden behind some brush 
thirty ya^ds or more from the nest. The Log-cock either did 
not observe or did not fear us at that distance for he entered 
the nest this time without hesitation or delay. After waiting 
a few minutes to see if he would reappear we rowed otf leaving 
him in the hole. 
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The foregoing litoral experience with a nesting Log-cook 
fails to convey any idea of the impression which the fine bird 
made on us all as he clung to the trunk of the old ash some 
twenty feet above our heads, his scarlet crest erect, his eyes 
