ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



Many individuals have contributed their time, advice, and expertise 

 during this study. Former Leader of Maine Cooperative Wildlife Research 

 Unit, Howard L. Mendall, was a co-project leader and provided valuable 

 assistance in planning and field work. Malcolm W. Coulter, Associate Director 

 of the School of Forest Resources, also a co-project leader, reviewed the 

 manuscript and made helpful suggestions throughout the study. Stewart I. 

 Fefer, Research Associate, participated in all aspects of the study. Ralph 

 Andrews served as Biological Services Project Officer. 



I am indebted to Alan E. Hutchinson, Maine Department of Inland 

 Fisheries and Wildlife, for his participation in the field work. Howard E. 

 Spencer of the same department assisted in aerial surveys. Without the 

 cooperation, patience, and skill of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

 pilot-biologists William Snow, Clyde Bolin, and James Goldsberry, this study 

 could not have been completed. 



I am grateful to many former students at the University of Maine for 

 their assistance. James Wooley, Michael Morse, William Bicknell, Edward 

 Kennedy, and Renee Duval all participated in various phases of the work. 

 Consultants at the University's Computer and Processing Service, especially 

 Gary Lagasse, gave freely of their time and expertise in developing programs 

 to store and retrieve the data. 



Several others contributed information and data. R. Michael Erwin of 

 the Massachusetts Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit provided data on colonies 

 in Maine west of Cape Elizabeth. Harry Tyler, Maine State Planning Office, 

 provided background material and was a source of much valuable information. 

 Employees of the Maine Bureau of Public Lands generously provided access to 

 coastal maps and island inventories. William Drury (College of the Atlantic) 

 permitted me to use his files on seabird observations. Eugene Lesser 

 (College of the Atlantic), Stephen Kress (Cornell University), Phillip 

 Conkling (Hurricane Island Outward Bound), Jeremy Hatch (University of 

 Massachusetts/Boston), and Carl Buchheister (National Audubon Society) 

 provided field observations. The cover art is by Charlotte Adamson (USFWS). 

 Steve Patton (National Coastal Ecosystems Team, USFWS) reviewed the manu- 

 script and provided editorial assistance. 



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