Lake Umbagog journals, 1871-1916 (inclusive)
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Charadrius squatorola. Lake Umbagog, Maine. 1394. Soon after breakfast Will discovered a solitary bird Sept. 14. standing on an isolated rock off the point to the south of our cove. I could not make it out through the glass so we launch- ed a boat and paddled out to it. It proved to be a Black- bellied Plover, a young bird. It kept running about on its limited domain and appeared to be feeding. It took no appar- ent notice of our approach and when we were within about thir- ty yards I shot it.