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Botaurus lentiginosus.
1895, Lake Umbagog.
September 10.
We lunched at Pulpit Rock and soon afterwards I tried
the meadow just above but found only a Bittern there. It rose
from the grass on a point where I had previously seen its head and
neck pointing straight upward, but after inspecting them through
my glass and even considering the possibility that they belonged
to a Bittern I decided that what I saw was merely a stake, not a
"Stake Driver."
1896, Lake Umbagog.
June 5.
Just as we entered Sweat's meadow a Bittern started (as
I thought) from the branches of a maple about 15 ft. above the
water and flew off croaking. Unfortunately I am not quite certain
that it was actually in the tree, but there can be little doubt that
such was the case.
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