Lake Umbagog journals, 1871-1916 (inclusive)
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Corvus brachyrhynchos. Lake Umbagog. 1898. Corvus americanus. P: Pine Point. May 12 Sitter to Upton " 13 14 15 16 17 } Baldside " 18 19 20 21 " 22 24 25 26 27 28 " 29 30 31 June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 " 12 13, Meadow. " 14 Driv from Baldside to Colebrook N.H. June 2. Nest apparently new in Poplar Tree 40 ft., opposite camp; Pine Point, Corvus americanus. Maine (Lake Umbagog). 1890. Sept. 5. Sargent has two tame Crows, which fly out over the Lake and return to the house at evening. 1891. May 23. Set E-4. Far advanced. Nest in tall fir about half way up, and some thirty feet above the ground. Bird sitting: she flew off when my guide was climbing the tree. Nest composed of sticks and lined with usnea moss and arbor-vitae bark. Locality a small wooded is- land near the Narrows. "Loon Island"; 38