CONTENTS 



Page 



PREFACE iii 



EXECUTIVE SUMMARY iv 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix 



ABSTRACT x 



KEY WORDS X 



INTRODUCTION 1 



MATERIALS AND METHODS 2 



Study Area 2 



Species 2 



Colony Historical Information 5 



Field Surveys 5 



Colony Census 6 



Nesting Chronology 10 



RESULTS 11 



Species Abundance and Distribution 11 



Nesting Chronology 38 



Population Trends of Waterbirds in Maine 38 



Ownership of Waterbird Colony Sites 52 



VI 



