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Chordeilos popetue, 
1871. 
May 30- 
June 10, 
Maine (Lake Umbagog 
For throe successive nights (Juno 4-6) those birds 
came in large numbors to a small patch of cultivated 
ground in the garden- hore they alighted moving about v/ih 
a Strang ? av/kward: s±doling motion. So tamo were they 
that if one was shot the others paid no heed, but contin¬ 
ued fe?3ding. All of a nujiibor that v/o filled wore fomals 
The males meanwhile v/oro syz-oeping about overhead high in 
air -■ . 
, occasionally diving and booming. 
1873. 
July 20.’ In the evening just at dusk, they came about the 
house in large numbers alighting in t -e garden. 
^ hoar them now only in the morning and evening 
tv/ilight, if they are abroad in the middle of the night 
? they are at least silent. 
Aug. 23.1 On still evenings they are novr often to bo seen 
hawKing about over tho I,ako in large flocks. The males 
hov/ovor, still boom regularly. ’ 
; All have apparently gone; I saw the last several 
days ago. 
1874. 
July 30. 
Aug. 13. 
1876. 
I heUi them constantly those moonlight nights as 
late as 10 P.M. 
Still booming regularly morning and 
evening. 
, Veryjiumerous this evening flying through the door 
,, yara as of old, a few booming high up in air. Several 
vzere seen yesterday and one or tv/o hoard May 25 near 
li Poplar Tavern. . 
30. 
31, 
One brought dovzn with a broken wing made no attempt 
at dOi enee or intimidation v/hen touched but simply v/alked 
avzay yzith an avzky/ard sideling motion. 
Unusual numbers this evening visiting tho patch of 
iroshly-turnod earth in the garden. They would sweep 
in jUot^abovo the fence, and after skimming close over 
iio surface of the ground would make a half wheel and 
?alight. Sometimes as many as three or four would pitch 
I watched they very carefully and was 
, satisfi.'Ki tnat they wore catching insects. When one 
;alig,,ted it would sit motionless ^or a moment with head 
Inf P to an astonishing height and then 
bob Its head up and downa number of times much in the 
manner of a Screech Owl, and finally, if all-remained 
quiet make a short run and nick up sometliing from the 
freshly-turned earth. Those runs wore made very quick- 
y, thougii av/kwardly. Mot infrequently tho bird would 
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