the pond was created in the preserve, which in the 1920s was a garbage dump, at the initiative of the audubon society. it has become a sanctuary for resident and migratory birds and many species of wildlife. efforts are now being made to introduce male and female species of the endemic killifish ("fundulous bermudae"), a rare species mentioned in the "field book of shore fishes of bermuda" (1933) by beebe and tee-van. the vegetation found in the reserve includes palmetto trees, bermuda cedars and mangrove swamp.