Bubo virginianus . 
j 896, Lake Umbagog. 
September 4. Mysterious Owl . Pine Point .. 
Just as it was getting dark this evening the same mys¬ 
terious Owl that we heard on Pine Point in 1893 started a serenade 
at the head of our boat cove. First he honked four times, next 
hooted thrice and finally hainked several times. After this si¬ 
lence. 
September II. Lake Umbagog. 
Strange Owl visits camp . Pine Point . 
As we were eating supper in the open camp I heard a long 
piercingly shrill whistle back in the woods in the direction of 
the big hemlocks. A minute or two later a huge Owl came flying 
from this direction and alighted on a branch of the tall pine in 
front of the camp, but, startled, no doubt, by an exclamation from 
one of our men, it almost immediately took flight again and dis¬ 
appeared towards the lake. It looked as large as the biggest Ea¬ 
gle. Its wings made a loud rushing sound like the wind blowing 
through pines. £For convenience I have put this here. W.D.J 
• • • • • 
September 20. The my sterious Owl ag ain visits cam p. 
Lake Umbagog. 
Pi ne Point . 
At about 8 P.M.just as the moon was rising above the 
trees our mysterious Owl paid the Point a second visit, honking 
and hooting for nearly ten minutes. Ke appeared to be on the hem¬ 
lock knoll, but when I attempted to steal thither along our path 
he became silent and presently began again nearly out of hearing 
towards the east. He did not litter the haink cry to-night. I be¬ 
lieve his hon k is almost as loud as the tock of the Trinidad Bell 
Bird. 
