Oidemia 
Lake Uinbagog. 
I 889, 
September 5. 
seen on 
Flock of 500 . 
Steve Morse tells me that a flock of fully 500 Coots was 
Richardson Lake on the morning of the 2d. 
1889, B Pond . 
September 30. 
Two Scoters in the pond. 
1839, 3 Cove . 
October 10. Three species together . 
Shortly after daybreak Jim discovered a large flock of 
Coots in the lake off B cove. ■ As soon as we finished breakfast 
we put the grass on. my boat and started after them . . - 
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1889, Near Great 
October IQ. 
Hearing a sound like escaping steam we looked, up and 
discovered a flock of nine Scoters scaling down from an immense 
height. They alighted near Great Id. This was about 10 A. 
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After searching for nearly an hour we finally maae out the Coots 
within 
near the usual palce off the Cove. We paddled to A about 00 yds. 
When they flew I shot down three one of which gave us a long chase. 
It made surprisingly protracted dives. There were nine Velvet 
Scoters with this flock, but they kept a little to one side and 
beyond. The bulk of the large flock seemed to be composed of fe¬ 
male and young o. americana of which species there were certainly 
not over five or six adult males in the entire lot. There were 
also a few female or young- Surf Scoters among them, for I heard 
their croaking and quacking cries and Mr.Noyes shot two which I 
-^examined, both young birds. 
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