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There were more birds along the
river than anywhere else that I have
been on the island. The following is
a list of birds observed while others were
seen but the river was so swift that
we couldn't stop to identify or secure
them.
7. Loon - 4 or 5 were seen in Mitchell
Bay.
129. Merganser. A ♀ and 3 young
were seen near the falls at the head of
Kootznahoo Dulet.
15:1- Am. Golden eye. A pair were seen
near Hasselborg Falls.
15:5. Harlequin Duck - a pair were
seen about half way down the river.
172 b. White cheeked goose.
A nest was found which was under
a hemlock tree in a meadow at least
¼ mile from water. The nest was
merely a shallow depression, thickly
lined with goose down. There had
been 7 eggs in the nest. I caught a
lone gosling in a beaver pond about