Lake Umbagog journals, 1871-1916 (inclusive)
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Charadrius dominicus. 1887, September 29. Lake Umbagog. On the extremity of Moose Point, now an extensive flat of oozy, treacherous mud, we found nine Golden Plover. They were scattered about feeding and seemed perfectly indifferent to our approach. I got two together and killed both at a shot, The others flew across to the Outlet where they pitched down. Follow- them we found that they had joined a larger flock which kept ris- ing and alighting and finally mounted high in air and flew out of sight towards Errol. A single bird remained on the flats and this I shot. ..... On this flat (a large oozy flat at the outlet) were also the Plover, about twenty-five or thirty in number. They must have returned while we were eating lunch. We paddled within short gun-range but although they were all about us for five or ten minutes I did not once succeed in getting two together. Fi- nally I shot one sitting and another as it flew. The survivors mounted high in air and again departed, this time for good. A Pectoral Sandpiper went off with them . 1888, September 1. Lakeside. At daybreak this morning I heard Golden Plover whistling. They were evidently flying about and they must have passed near the house several times. 1890, October 6. Lake Umbagog. Near the Outlet of Lake. I shot the Plover . . as it sat on the top of a stump.