Gavia imber. 
1839, 
September 12. 
Heard a Loon utter the 1 
a third syllable given in a rising 
Lake Umbagog. 
Near Moll's Rock, 
ong-drawn er - loo with sometimes 
falsetto tone, the whole 
er-loo-ee. 
1890, Lake Umbagog. 
October 22. North Bay . 
We next tried to paddle to four gray Loons which were 
cruising about in deep water swimming in a cluster like Ducks, but 
they scattered and dove before we got within range. There were 
two others in sight at the same time. 
1894, Lake Umbagog. 
September 5. S hot from steamer . 
As we were nearing Metalluc Island the engineer killed 
a gray Loon with a charge of B.B. shot at about 75 yards. He 
fired three times and apparently did not hit the poor bird until 
the third shot, although it made very short dives only going a few 
yards under water each time. These young Loons have little fear 
of the steamer and are easily killed. 
• • • • • 
j 395 Lake Umbagog. 
September 6. Strange cry . " Pine Ppint . 
At about 9 A.M. a strange, low, yet penetrating, hooting 
or tooting sound like that made by blowing into a bung hole, coming 
frora the fog-enshrouded lake and strange to Will Sargent as well 
as myself tempted us to put off in one of the boats to investigate 
it. After paddling nearly a mile we came upon two Loons one of 
which was making this sound. 
