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Clangula clangula amerioana . 
Lake Umbagog, Maine. 
1897. 
June 2. 
I June 5. 
Whistler's head and neck appeared at the opening. The next 
instant she was in the air and darting off over our heads. It 
was all done so quickly that although I was watching the hole 
with the closest attention I actually did not see the bird 
leave it. Indeed she appeared to burst forth at nearly full 
speed and I was half inclined to believe that she began her 
flight within the trunk. I certainly did not see her open her 
wings. It seemed incredible that so heavy and clumsy a bird 
could emerge from such a place so adroitly and get under full 
headway so quickly. Hot that this particular hole was excep¬ 
tionally small. On the contrary it was of rather generous 
size. Its shape and position are well shown by two photo¬ 
graphs which I took of it. I also photographed the other nest 
with the fresh eggs. 
Upon first entering the pond this morning we started four 
female Whistlers from somewhere near the further end. These 
birds kept coming back at intervals through the day circling 
high over the pond always keeping together and calling kur - uck 
kur-uck . Twice they were accompanied by a drake, a fine fel¬ 
low in full plumage. 
A Whistler followed by 7 or 3 young about as large as 
Robins came through Leonard's Pond this forenoon swimming 
close along the shore. 
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