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Bowles says they nest
all along the Sound,
on the Islands and
mainland alike. He
says in one place they
nest in burrows in a
clay bank but that the
clay has hardened and
become as rock. The birds
still use the same holes
year after year. The rock
has been hard for some
twenty years that we
knock off.
The main attraction
at the Park was the
zoo which harbored
several things of interest.
We have in captivity
about a dozen wild geese
from the vicinity. Three
species - the Canada,
Hutchins and Whitefronted.
The geese were in exceptionally
good plumage for summer
and we had a very
close and profitable
study of the bird.
Also there was a
pair of Spectacled Seal
in captivity which
throws some doubt on
Browns record.