1893-94 Maine Dec-Jan S. Umbagog - A singular story attaches to a specimen of Brunwich's Murre which I have just added to my collection as well as to the S. Umbagog list. Soren Sargent and Steve Morse were on their way from Upton to Middle Dam one day last January when they came upon some odd tracks in the snow in dense spruce woods about 50 rods from the shore of B. Pond. There was a deep furrow with the impression of wings on each side. At first they thought that a boy had borne a Partridge along that way but on following the track a few yards beyond the point where it crossed the path they came upon this Murre lying helpless in the snow but alive and apparently uninjured. The snow was three feet deep at the time and B. Pond as well as Umbagog covered with ice two feet in thickness. Soren killed the bird and it was afterwards mounted by the West Bethel Taxidermist (N.H. Murray). Steve had never seen any bird like this before but about a month or six weeks previous Soren while trapping at B. Pond shot one which he is here was exactly like it and which was also mounted & is now at Middle Dam. The pond was open at the time and the bird was swimming in the water. Soren fired double shots at it with his rifle but although the bullets struck all around it it did not appear to hurt them in the least. He then paddled his boat to within two or twelve feet & put a bullet through its head. The pond was calm & he is sure that there were no other water fowl in it at the time. 52