The Unique Island of Mount Desert

Dorr GB, Forbush EH, Fernald M. 1914. The Unique Island of Mount Desert. National Geographic Magazine. 26:75-89

A description of the early history of Mount Desert Island. Summarizes history of Mount Desert Island emphasizing plants and birds. Birds of note include (from a 1605 voyage by Weymouth) Great Auk, Passenger Pigeons, Turkeys, Labrador Duck, Cranes, and Eskimo Curlew /STUDY LOCATIONS:/ /MOUNT DESERT ISLAND/Otter Creek/Somes Sound/

Type
Journal Article
Authors
Dorr, George; Forbush, Ernest; Fernald, M.L.
Units
ACAD
Keywords
Extinct Species, Mount Desert Island, Otter Creek, Plants, Rare Species, Somes Sound

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