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6. *LUtle Duck Island. (B2.) An 

 island of about 30 acres, partly covered 

 with spruce and fir. Well out at sea, 

 with rockj^ shores and a difficult landing. 

 Large numbers of herring gulls, black- 

 crowned night herons, black guillemots 

 and Leach's petrels breed here. The 

 island is owned by B. W. Arnold, of 

 Albany, New York, who has dedicated 

 it to the use of the birds. It is guarded 

 by the Audubon Society. 18 mi. south 

 of Bar Harbor. 



7. *Great Duck Island. (C3.) Two 

 mi. long, with a U. S. Light House at 

 its southern end; sheep are pastured. 

 Covered with turf and spruce forest; 

 very large colonies of herring gulls and 

 Leach's petrels and some black guil- 

 lemots breed here. Guarded by the 

 National Association of Audubon Socie- 

 ties. Located 1 mi. south of Little 

 Duck Island. 



8. *Matinicus Islands. (C3.) A 

 group of 8 islands about 20 mi. southeast 

 of Rockland, Knox County. Matinicus 

 is the center of the group, and seat of a 

 prosperous fishing hamlet. (See general 

 account.) 



9. *Nomans Land. (C3.) A turf-cov- 

 ered, granite island of about 30 acres, 

 pastured by sheep. It is the home of a 

 large colony of herring gulls, and is 

 guarded by the National Association of 

 Audubon Societies. Located one mi. 

 northeast of JNIatinicus. 



10. *Ten Pound Island. (C3.) Con- 

 tains 15 acres of turf -covered granite; 

 pastured by sheep. There is a large 

 colony of herring gulls, guarded as above 

 described. Located one-half mi. south 

 of Matinicus. 



11. *Matinicus Rock. (A2.) Amass 

 of granite with practically no soil, 

 about 35 acres in extent, and 60 ft. 

 above high water mark; during the 

 heaviest southeast gales it is occa- 

 sionally completely washed by gigantic 

 waves. It is owned by the U. S. Light 

 House Board, and occupied as a light 

 and fog signal station. Occupied by 

 thousands of Arctic terns and a few 

 black guillemots and puffins. Guarded 

 like the above mentioned islands. 

 Located five mi. south of Matinicus. 



12. *Metinic. (G7.) Two mi. long, 

 containing 2 farms with fields, pastures 

 and a tract of spruce timber. On the 

 south end is a colony of common and 

 Arctic terns. Located 15 mi. south of 

 Rockland. 



18. *Mettinic Green Island. (C3.) 

 Contains 20 acres of grassland. Occu- 

 pied by a very large colony of herring 

 gulls and a few black guillemots. Lo- 

 cated one-half mi. south of Metinic. 



(Both the south end of Metinic and 

 Metinic Green Island are owned by 

 Woodbury Snow of Rockland, who acts 

 as warden for the National Association 

 of Audubon Societies in protecting the 

 birds that breed on these places.) 



14. * Eastern and Western Egg Rocks. 

 (A2.) Two small islands, consisting of 

 masses of turf-covered granite, each 

 about 5 acres in area; uninhabited. 

 Colonies of black guillemots, herring 

 gulls, laughing gulls, common and 

 Arctic terns breed here. Guarded by 

 the National Association of Audubon 

 Societies. Located about 15 mi. 

 southeast of Damariscotta, in Lincoln 

 County. 



15. *Back Cove. (C3.) An arm of 

 the sea, on the north side of the city of 

 Portland, Cumberland County. It is 

 nearly circular, and about a mile across. 

 The water is very shallow and at low 

 tide large areas of clam fiats and mussel 

 beds are e.xposed. The margins of the 

 cove are filled with thatch, and the 

 shallow water contains much eelgrass. 

 It is the resort of thousands of water- 

 fowl from early September to early May. 



16. *Breakioater and Ram Island 

 Farms. (G7.) A privately ow^ned area, 

 operated as two farms, with farm lands 

 and woodlands. On Cape Elizabeth, 

 about 8 mi. south of Portland. 



17. *Prout'sNeck. (G7.) About 100 

 acres of sea beach, rocky, wooded head- 

 land and fresh water pond. Scar- 

 borough, Cumberland County. 



18. *Stratton and Bluff Islands. (B2.) 

 Two islands about 50 acres in area, 

 without trees. Large colonies of com- 

 mon terns and a few roseate and Arctic 

 terns breed here. Guarded by the 

 National Association of Audubon Socie- 



