1889, 
October 17. 
Oi dg n i a Tier ftp i c i 1.1 at a ■ 
Lake Umbagog. 
A little farther on (we had been along the west shore of 
Sweat Cove ) a Surf Scoter swain out from the shore and after a few 
dives was shot. It was a wing broken "cripple", very thin. 
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October 23. Lake Umbagog. 
Androscoggin River . 
We had gone only a short distance when we saw a Duck de- u ''" 
scend on set wings and alight in the middle of the river. It rose 
about 40 yds.ahead and I shot it. It proved to be a young Surf 
Scoter. 
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