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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.