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Pandion haliaetus carolinensis. 
Maine (Lake Umbagog). 
1871. 
May 30- 
Jun.e 10.' 
Several pairs seen. A nest with young was found 
by J.G.;:ich several years ago. 
1873. : 
Aug. 23.: 
I see them frequently sailing about over the Lake. 
They have hero a mellow v/histle, resembling tliat of the 
Purple Martin. 
1874. 
Aug. 11. 
Saw one flapping his v^ings as t'lough unable to rise 
from the bar-.k of the river v/hore he v«’-as sitting. As I 
approacliod he made a final effort and carried off a 
largo fish whicli he was eating. 
“ 18.^ 
Saw five or six. They are invariably very shy here. - 
Sept. 5. 
One dropped wi ohin sixty yards of me ai-d seized a 
, largo chub, strikii:g the water with a noise like that 
- produced by the falling of a heavy plank. 
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1880. 
ray 23. ^ 
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I ihree circling in company, uttering their nusiEal 
J2lieu-i)heu, e, and at intervals screaming in shri’Tl tones 
1881. 
May 27.: 
Saw one carrying a great bunch of sticks in its 
claws. It rose near the oxtremi-oy of the Swott Cove and 
flew off over the 'woods. 
