Oidemia 1889, October 10. (2) Lake Umbagog. Three species together, B Cove. The Velvet Scoters came back and alighted near us but we tried in vain to paddle within range of them. An hour later we discovered the large flock of Butter- bills in the Tyler Cove and paddled to within about 50 yds. when I shot down four getting them all. Two young birds came back and alighted near one of the wounded birds at which I fired several shots without starting them. After I had killed him we paddled to to other two and I killed one in the water and the other as it rose. October 30. Lake Umbagog. Lakeside. Left Lakeside for Bethel at 8 A.M. Just as the stage was about to start immense numbers of Scoters suddenly appeared flying high at first, finally swooping down after many evolutions and alighting in five separate flocks, the largest of which con- tained fully 500 birds. Four boats put out in pursuit of them but they rose wild and began wheeling and circling again. 1898, September 26. Lake Umbagog. Pine Point. Baker returned from B Pond this afternoon with a fine lot of trout. He reports seeing a flock of about twenty large black Ducks, which Ellsworth (the guide) says were Butter-billed Scoters, in B Pond this morning.