1881. 
(May 15) ; 
Philohola minor. 
Maine (Lake Umbagog). 
Visited the place vrhere i heard the bird singing 
last e'/ening. Hy setter found him in small thinly- 
gro-/ing v/illo7/s near the fence. Upon flushing him ho 
simply topped the ''’ence and alighted in a pool o\'' water 
on^the oher side, standing in the usual attitude with¬ 
out sliov/ing any fear of us. He was calling last night 
in tae open pasture inside the -once. He is an unusu- 
sweL^'"''" his water-whistle notes being -ull and 
T several times this evening in the Abbott 
clearing. He vms by far the finest singer I ev-r h-ard 
soL'Tl'Lr'"" sv« .tn,ss a,db,ih 
ong lasted nearly half a minute, each note ringing out 
^loar and distinct above the rucning wind and splashing 
19. 
1882. 
Oct.8-22 
1883. 
_ For the past two years woodcock have been nar^-rous 
in .no second growth about the Middle Dam; but last 
year thro, of their nests vtere broken up h' cattle and 
Gignteen birds were killed there in September. This 
year not one has been cither seen or heard in the ';;icini- 
that wh 9 n°M^^''^ '''' ^ however 
hat when r.illed no others took their places and I fail¬ 
ed to aetect evidence of ouny flight from the north ‘ 
Alva tells mo however 
Octobv 
4 and 5 1881 
that during 
snov/-storm on 
aaw as me-tr r • ^nd ^r. Bet ton killed twelve and 
House. ^ poplars behind the Lake 
Oct. 17. 
“ 18. 
Two among some thick spruces near the Lake shore. 
Shot one among ferns near the Lake shore. 
