Lake Umbagog journals, 1871-1916 (inclusive)
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Querquedula discors. Curtis Meadow, Lake Umbagog, Maine. A tame Blue-winged Teal. 1900. Sept. I4. We (the Stones and I) had finished photographing and were about to leave the pond when a Blue-winged Teal darted past me about on a level with my head and so near that I in- stinctively struck at it with my paddle. It alighted in the off and swimming to the shore climbed to here it sat dozing in the sun. I had and putting in a plate holder I pad- e the bird and allowed the canoe to th the wind exposing both plates light-struck and worthless) when I od range. My best chance came a mo- en the bird, startled out of its slum- , began walking slowly along the head and neck erect. Before it flew en feet of it. Blue winged Teal - Sept 9' Oullet 1873 14 (5) Baker Horns Pond 1874 " 3 (8) South from Second P. 1880 " 8 (9) W. A. J. Grant Jet. " " 14 (6) (46) (16) Comb. R. woods " " 15- (45) " " ? " " 16 (4) at Oullet very shy " " 18 (4) Comb. River woods " " / (2) (1) Sargent Center 1887 " / 1888 " 15- (3) Comb. From Bay begun all about 1889 " 23 (15) Nuttall's Pond. 1893 " 19 (9) 20 (3) Oullet woods 1894 " 5- (7) Grant Jet, Can " 10 (13) Oullet - 1895- " / 2 (6) Oullet & Second Pond. " " 5-24-87 " 18 (3) Oullet / Sargent's ? Hook (8) " " 2 3/1 June Point Comb. R. 1896 " 5' Oullet " 2 3 (5 3) & Hort Park on Myallaway 1900 " 14 ' Cook's M. 62