Merganser americanus. 
1890, 
September 20. 
Lake Umbagog. 
Bear Riv er, Newrv . 
A Sheldrake, one of twenty-five that have appeared in 
Bear River lately. (Mrs Bartlett had this at Poplar Tavern). 
Lake Umbagog. 
Lured to sho re. 
Black Island. 
October 21 
Zmc 
We started some Sheldrake from under the lee of the is¬ 
land and two of them alighted out. in the lake. I landed and by < 
waving a small bush covered with scarlet, leaves tolled them in 
within 20 yds. Rising to my feet I started them and tried a double 
shot but got only my first bird. 
Lake Umbagog. 
Moose Point. 
1895, 
October II 
Near Moose Point a very large number of Sheldrake were 
swimming about in the shallow water or sitting on the beach. I 
counted forty-two and there were probably eight or ten more. Two 
Whistlers were with them and three Great Blue Herons were stand¬ 
ing on the shore a little beyond, the whole making a pretty pic¬ 
ture of bird life. 
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October 12. Lake Umbagog. 
Osgood's Cove 
In the afternoon I walked through the woods to Osgood's 
Cove where I found some Sheldrake. They swam about, fished,played, 
washed and dressed their plumage, and dozed on the rocks during 
the half hour that I watched them 
