Lake Umbagog journals, 1871-1916 (inclusive)
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Nycticorax nycticorax naevius. Lake Umbagog, Maine. 1897. As we were leaving Moose Point a Night Heron came from Sept. 6. the direction of the Outlet and passing near enough to be dimly seen disappeared over the marsh where one of the Crock- er party shot at it. He thought it fell but could not find it. Later in the evening what was probably the same bird passed and repassed Pine Point quackly loudly. Nycticorax nycticorax naevius. 1898, September 13. Lake Umbagog. Upper Megalloway River. The wing of a young Night Heron, freshly cut off, lay on the ground at the landing. One of the guides said that it had be- longed to a "Hawk" and that the bird had been shot on the river near by. 33