Beryl alcyon. 1896 Lake Umbagog. Sept. 16 The Kingfisher at Pine Point has not returned to his roost in the birch since the 9th. Since my observation of him on that occasion made him suspicious or, what I believe to be more probable, Kingfishers have no regular perches but chosen different trees on different nights. They do not always go to bed as early as did this bird for I have seen them fishing even until twilight. Up to this date I have noticed no diminution in the number of Kingfishers about the lake. They are very commonly distributed around the entire shores - about one bird to every 1/4 of a mile - but there are certain especially favorable places such as which, thicket ends where two or three birds may always be found in close proximity. They do not get on well together under these conditions but are continually fighting & chasing one another with noisy rattling. This is especially the case in our boat cove where there are usually two birds one of which is evidently the stronger or bolder of the two for the other goes very extensive he is threatened usually flying back into the forest but soon returning. When fighting, Kingfishers utter a harsh Car-Car- Car- Car ; this I think is their only vocal sound they ever make except the rattle. Although they have favorite perches of observation and, when all good fishermen, exhibit great patience in waiting for their prey they change their ground from time to time. The birds in our bay range about 1/2 of a mile in both directions along the shores of the Point & occasionally they even cross the lake to the other islands. Kingfishers are fairly as numerous along the shores as about the lake shores.