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is found on the south island at Gill Beach. Both water birds and migratory songbirds heavily depend on these habitats for seasonal and year-round nesting, foraging, and refuge during storms and weather
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inhabits the islands. Other small animals include mink, raccoons, squirrels, chipmunks, and birds of all sorts. There have also been beavers inhabiting the lake and, in recent memory, black bear and
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