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Branta canadensis.
Lake Umbagog, Maine.
Bernicla canadensis
1894
September 29 Shot a Water Bird,
a male, on a rocky
point near Black Island.
( In Journal )
1895.
September 28 (30) Flying due South over heads upwards
flock just above the top of Spruce
tree without rising perceptibly; 12 noon.
Day Cloudless, calm & warm. First day
brandy but not cold (wind S.E.)
L. Umbagog, Maine.
Bernicla canadensis. Oct. 30 flock 76. 1884.
Bernicla canadensis Oct. 13 flock of 17 1885
Bernicla can Sept. 17 (9)
1889 Oct. 8 (9) // shot by Noyes in Staved in & one night
Bottle Brook Pond.. 16 (29) 17 (23)
Bernicla canadensis
1889.
Maine, L. Umbagog.
Three flocks of Wild Geese were seen in the lake this autumn,
two at the lower end near Lakeside, one off the outlet opposite our
camp. The latter came in at about six o'clock on the evening of
October 16th just as it was getting fairly dark, making a great
clamor before alighting and frequently uttering a loud outcry dur-
ing the night. The next morning they were in nearly the same place
where they had settled the night before, and being undisturbed re-
mained until about nine o'clock when they rose high in the air and
started southward. On October 11th a single bird was shot by Mr.
Noyes in Bottle Brook pond, a shallow pool of less than ten acres
in extent, surrounded on every side by woods. One of the flocks
seen near Lakeside allowed the steamer to [illegible] within close range
before flying.
93 Bernicla can. Oct. 13 (50) Flying over at 7:30 a.m. Several flocks passed night in Lake near Lakeside during
the latter half of October. All came in after dark and left at daylight.
Lake Umbagog, Maine. 1890.