I8S6, 
May 26. 
Hylocichla ustulata swainsoni. 
Lake Umbagog. 
Pine Point. 
A familiar bird. 
A Swainson's Thrush after inspecting our fire place 
hopped across the stone flagging between it and the camp passing 
within 8 ft. of me. 
June 2. Lake Umbagog. 
Pine Po int. 
Swainson's Thrushes have been numerous ever since we 
came to Pine Pointy May 21) and I believe that on that date the 
local birds had about all arrived and settled in their breeding 
stations, but up to to-day they have been very silent, calling but 
little and singing so very little that as a rule I have heard only 
two or three songs (not singers) each day and these about our camp 
in the early morning and late evening. To-day, however, I heard 
three or four birds singing freely. 
June 7. Lake Umbagog. 
Song. Pine Point . 
The Swainson's Thrushes sang through the greater part of 
the day in the rain. One within twenty yards of camp sang 
during the entire forenoon with only the briefest intervals of si¬ 
lence and apparently in the same place. There was something pecu¬ 
liarly sad or mournful in the expression of his voice as it came 
from out the gloomy, water-soaked forest. It moved me strangely 
and not at all agreeably, recalling old associations with these 
northern forests - associations pleasant enough in themselves, but 
inexpressibly sad as brought back to me by the voice of this Thrush. 
<p For an hour or more he interrupted my work and made me 
