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