1922] 



STODDARD, THE GASPE CORMORANT COLONIES 



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contained from a couple of dozen to several hundred birds each, as near 

 as we could estimate from the boat. 



Passing around a long bar marked by a lighthouse, we reached 

 Gaspe just before dark. This beautifully situated town is the terminal 

 of the single track railroad, and is a famous stopping place for trout 

 and salmon fishermen. 



Fig. 25. — Young Double-crested Cormorants in nest on the 

 face of the cliff shown in figure 24. 



Sportsmen and tourists find very unusual accommodations at Baker's 

 Hotel. Moose and Caribou heads line the walls, all apparently selected 

 for their unusual number of points or other peculiarities of antlers. We 

 were informed that they were all shot locally. At the time, however, 

 we were even more interested in the Gaspe salmon and the moose steak, 

 the latter having been kept in cold storage since the hunting season. 



