1889, 
October IS. 
Surnia ulula canaroo h. 
Lake Umbagog. 
Leonard's Pond . 
The sun had set but it was still daylight when, nearly 
half a mile away, crowning the slender tip of a dead ash on the 
shore of Leonard's Pond, I make out a Hawk Owl. Paddled to within 
20 feet of the foot of the stub and shot my choked barrel at him. 
Ho flew.and my right barrel missed. He went only about 100 yds. 
and alighted near the top of another dead tree. I landed again, 
got nearly under him and again shot the choked barrel. I handful 
of feathers floated down but the bird scaled off across the pond, 
my second barrel failing to stop him. I followed and started him 
again in dense second growth, getting a mere glimpse at him. Dis¬ 
gusted beyond measure I returned to canp in the twilight. 
October 24. Lake Umbagog. 
Moose Point . 
Started down the lake just before sunset. As we were 
passing Moose Point Jim discovered a Hawk Owl perched on the tip 
of a slender but not tall dead larch in the'flooded forest of 
larches. 7/e were about to land when it flew, coming directly to¬ 
wards us and alighting within 100 yds. I walked(t_oXnear!yj within 
shot having no cover and making a crashing as I broke through the 
ice among the grass. It flew again but only a few rods alighting 
on a rather tall stub. I walked up within 30 yds. and firing the 
choked barrel of the Pox gun had the satisfaction of seeing it 
fall dead. A fine specimen larger than my first. 
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