Clausula olangula americana. 
Lake Umbagog, Maine. 
1397. Yesterday at 3 P.M. Watrous visited the Whistler's nest 
j June 7. with 11 eggs near the entrance to Leonard's Pond (he had found 
the nest May 51 ). Several of the eggs were cracked. I sent 
him there again this evening just after sunset. He found all 
but two of the eggs hatched and the nest full of the pretty 
ducklings. The old bird did not leave it until he was at the 
foot of the tree and she returned and entered the hole before 
he had rowed 100 yards away. He did not count the young. 
; June 8. This is the fourth day of south-east winds but the sun 
has shone faintly most of the time through a thinly veiled sky 
Gilbert and I were up before sunrise this morning aid at 
4.30 we were at the Whistler's nest which Watrous visited last 
evening. ' 7/e approached it with great caution, paddling slow¬ 
ly and silently the whole distance. The Whistler was absent 
and at first I feared that she had removed her young during 
the night but on looking into the hole I was delighted to find 
them still there huddled closely together in a circle shiver¬ 
ing a little for the air was sharp and keen. There were how¬ 
ever only six of them with the two.eggs still unhatched. 7/hat 
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had become of the remaining four eggs? Watrous tells me that 
he did not count the eggs on the 6th nor did he,count the 
young last evening but he is very sure that none of the eggs 
were missing on the former occasion as the nest seemed to be 
