mareca americana. L. Umbagog, Maine. Lake Umbagog, Maine. mareca americana✔ 1855 Oct 9 Saw it & shot at one an adult ♂. This was with Black Ducks & went off with them. This one in a flock by themselves. They alighted on the edge of a grassy shore & permitted us to paddle her open boat within good range when I stopped five of them, they ran straight up precisely like Black Ducks but far slowly with easy wing beats like Wood Ducks. Their flying the white on the forehead is rather conspicuous the pinkish breast & white belly very conspicuous. Comprehending the wounded did not try to dive but merely swam off some making for th Lake Umbagog, Maine. mareca americana✔ 1855 Oct 2. 3 On the 2nd came upon a flock of six Wildgeese near they were feeding in a bunch of flooded grass on the meadows near the outlet. They acted as if they but my guide paddled me within fifty yards in an open boat. I shot into them stopping three. One broken winged bird swam out into the open water occasionally flapping its sound wing. Once as we drew near it uttered a hoarse quac-quac-quac quack like the croaking quack of a Fieldrake. It did not attempt to dive, another unknown bird stayed by the side of a slightly wounded one 45