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Seiurus noveboracensis.
L. Umbagog, Maine.
Siurus näevius - Uncommon May 30-June 10, 1871.
Siurus näevius - June 9 June, 1872.
June 13-25 1873.
Aug 3-18 1874 / May 26 1876 / May 23 & 24 ... 1879
May 11 & 12 1880
S. navius Sept. 22! 1889
Siurus näevius - June B. near Bethel, Me. 1871.
Lake Umbagog, Maine,
Siurus noveboracensis
1894
August 30-31-
Lake Umbagog, Maine
1896 Seiurus noveboracensis copy
May 26 at 4.15 P.M. just as the clouds
were breaking & the sun appearing after an
eastly storm our Pine Point Water Thrash
mounted about 20 ft. above the birches (30 ft trees)
and sang on wing. There were two or three
whits added to the usual preliminary two
than the usual cock song than a series of notes
then broken warbling notes lasting about as
long, as they flutter & given while
the bird was returning to earth on a
thin limb, gentle undulations got well
settled just as the other two tops. This bird
down among the bushes near the water's edge.
He gave at least one or sometimes two
flights songs every evening just as twilight
is coming on but within 3 I have not seen
him do it. When he has repeated the
same song three or four times in quick
succession with warbling notes similar to
those first described commencing the second
song then being no pauses. I think he was
trying out the whole tune.
Lake Umbagog,
P = Pine Point
B = Barnstead Pond
1896. Seiurus noveboracensis
May 12- 13- 14- 15- 16- 17-
" 19- 20- 21-
" 22- P/8- 23- 24- P. 25-
" 26- P. 27- 28- 29- (P.) 30- 31- P.
June 1- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7-
" 9- 12- (5 cents River)
Abundant about Barnstead's Pond & very
common elsewhere around the head of the
Belle & along Cambier's de Rivière but less
certainly than formerly in the area between
the Belle House & Ballard.
May 30. Three notes - 4 slightly wet - 5 dry... 5
were hatching. All in short distances.
This Water Thrush sings on wing just
as frequently as the Oven Bird & in much
the same manner, each bird goes up at least
once & sometimes twice or thrice each evening.
It gives the warbling song once twice & occasionally
three or four times during each flight & adds to
it a number of broken warbling notes (cf. journal)
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