Pam s at r icanillus . 
Lake Umbagog, j.Iaine 
Hesitate to cross an arm of the Lake. 
One drowned. 
1896. 
At B.Brook Point a band of Chickadees were roaming about 
Sept.9. in the woods. They evidently wanted to cross the cove -about 
1/4 of a mile wide- but were half afraid to venture on even 
so short an aerial journey. They made several false starts, 
rising 50 feet or more above the tree tops, starting out over 
the Lake chirping encouragement to one another and turning 
back after going 100 yards or lessl Finally they divided in¬ 
to two parties and went across. 
Jim found a Chickadee in mid-lake yesterday morning just 
after the fog cleared so it seems that they sometimes perish 
by drowning as the 7/arblers,Vireos, Sparrows and other small 
birds so often do 
