Pandion haliaetus carolinensis. 
Catching Suckers. 
Lake Umbagog 
Lakeside. 
> A pair of Ospreys haunt this end of the lake and are V 
frequently in sight from the house. They are catching suckers chief¬ 
ly. Twice yesterday one of them flew past the house within 200 
yds., carrying in its feet one of these large fish which seemed to 
be alive and slowly waving its tail from side to aide , although 
this movement may have been caused by the bird's flight. 
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XS97 } Lake Umbagog. 
May 26. Head of Great Island . 
At noon three Pish Hawks entered our cove and flew a- 
round it all whistling at once, making the wooded shores ring. To 
my ears this whistling call is even more musical than that of the 
Martin which it somewhat resembles. One of the birds carried a 
small fish in its talons, but neither of the other two attempted 
to molest it. An Eagle had just passed through the gut and out of 
sight when the Pish Hawks appeared 
