Lake Umbagog journals, 1871-1916 (inclusive)
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Nycticorax nycticorax naevius. L. Umbagog, Maine. Nyctardea grisea nivea. - Aug. 2, /12/ 1873. Nyctardea nivosa grisea, Oct. 14 Sept. 1884. Nyctardea nivea 23rd 1893 heard squabbing at evening Lake Umbagog, Maine. 1894 Nyctardea grisea September 17, 18 On both occasions heard at night - a large bird, apparently, flying about over the marshes at the Outlet. On the 2nd October I saw fresh tracks of either a Night Heron or Bittern on a sandy beach near the Outlet. 1895 Sept. 8 / heard 10 P.M. in direction Bitter. // / heard 7 P.M. near Pine Pt. 1873. Nyctardes grisea niveae. Maine (Lake Umbagog). Aug. 2. On the Megalloway a mile or two below the landing the steamer started a flock of about a dozen which were roosting in the spruces on the bank. " 12. Shot a young bird which started from the muddy shore of Cambridge River about two miles above the dam.