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Merula migratoria
1 Merula Sept. 22¹, 23², 25³, 26⁴, 27⁵, 29⁶, 30¹ Lake Umbagog, Maine, 1890.
Oct. 2¹-6 (100) - 8 (50) - 10³⁰ - 11² - 12⁶ - 14¹ - 16³ - 21⁸ - 22³ - 24⁵ - 25¹⁰ - 26⁶ - 29³
Lake Umbagog, Maine.
1894 Merula migratoria.
August 24² 25³ 26⁴ Bethel
Sept. "
September 3 = 6² 9⑥ 11hd 12hd 13hd
" 19② 20 - 21hd 22hd .23²
" 25⑨ 26hd 27hd. 28 (25) 29 (100) 30⑨ Edward P.
October 1(20) 2⑥
" 5th Walkerin to Bethel
Sept. 29. There were about 100 Robins in the woods around Bernard's Pond to-day, at about 7 o'clock this evening as we were rowing past the place we heard a number of them first call loudly to one another then rise in the laughing call) and then rise in the air & fly out of hearing. It was too dark to see them even against the faint light to see them even against the faint light. I believe they are starting on migration (see journal)
1896. Merula migratoria
P = Pine Point.
S = Bernard's Pond.
May 11³ Bethel
" 12⁸ " to Upton
" 13² 14¹⁰(10) 15¹² 16¹⁰ 17 18⁸
" 19 20¹⁰ 21⁵
" 24 ½ 25 P. (Rapid River) 30 (Barnard Pond) 31 (Barnard Pond) Rock
June 1 # 2¹, 6, 4³, 6, ! P, 5!, B, ! Sunset Meadow.
" 9 10⁶ 12¹⁰(8) 13² Near Baldside
" 14 - Dixville Noted highest point
May 15- nest 3 eggs one apparently clipped
" 18 " 3 young (in nest found 18th)
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Abundant about the farms & clearings at the town and by the Balls but decidedly uncommon at the wood or the balls, /
Lake Umbagog, Maine.
1895. Merula migratoria
August 29⁶ Bethel to 30hd? Baldside
September 6 heard at sunset in bushes, Pine Pt. 7(Pine Pt) 9do; 11¹ 18hd at am (Pine Pt)
" 19 hd. at sunrise (Pine Pt) 2/5-2 feeding on the oak trees
" 26 Pine Point 28² do. 29do)
October 1(6) heavy.
74
1899. Oxford County, Maine.
Merula migratoria. Sept.23, 1, 27, 6,Bethel;
30³ 20⁴ 40 , Oct.2 (40) between Bethel and Up-ton.