Podii ymbu s p odiceps • 
Lake Umbagog, Maine. 
1900. 
Sept.16. off the mouth of our boat cove and close to the. rocky 
shore of the Point a Pied-billed Grebe was floating idly on 
the water at about 9 A.M. I paddled out to within about 30 
yards of it when it flew, rising with some difficulty and go 
ing directly out the Lake for about 200 yds when it a- 
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lighted again. It was a young bird with dark stripes on the 
cheeks and neck. It is unusual to find this Grebe in deep 
water off a rocky shore and equally unusual for it to take 
wing when approached. s 
