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Actitis macularia.
Lake Umbagog,
1896. Actitis macularius P = Pin Point
May 13 2 / 4 5 pairs, 16-16} near
“ 19^2 nest begun } Ballside
,, 23^-P 24^P 25- (cavern northern) 27^16
,, 28 ^2 29② P.
June 1 ^3 2^± 3^± 4^3 5^± 6^±
„ 9^2 16^3 12^2
May 14 Bird flushed from bank on, outside,
50 yds. from Bank. Hollow scratched
in bank lined with 3 or 4 blades
of dry grass: 6.30 P.M.
“ 15. Nest at Sargents completed ^
containing 1 egg at 6 P.M.
„ 20. Nest at Sargeants had 3 eggs. Eggs catkin.
„ 21. Fourth egg found in empty nest from
which bird fled.
Lake Umbagog, Maine.
1896. Actitis macularia
May 14. At 6.30 P.M. flushed a bird
from a sloping bank covered with
grass & fern by roadside 30 yds. from Sargents
house & 50 yds. fr. Lake shore. In bank 4 ft
above road found hollows freshly dug & lined
with 4 or 5 blades of dry grass.
May 15 - 6 P.M. visited nest at Sargeants. No
bird. Hollow filled with a completed
nest - One egg about 2/3 covered with
the dry grass which confused nest.