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Lake Umbagog, Maine. Chases a Sandpiper. 
1S96. Keeping on down the river to-day, I heard a Sandpiper 
Sept.5. peeping shrilly and turning saw a single bird coming directly 
towards me with a Pigeon Hawk in close pursuit. The Sand¬ 
piper was evidently doing his best but the Hawk overtook him 
with the utmost ease just as the two were within about 50 yds. 
of me. The Sandpiper doubled sharply, however, at the last 
moment and the Hawk overshooting his mark by some ten yards 
turned and quickly closed again. Again the quarry doubled 
and this time the Hawk abandoned the chase in evident disgust 
and flew straight away over Leonard's Pond while the Sandpiper 
alighted with his companions who had not risen at all during 
the episode. 
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