Table 1. Wading bird nesting colonies identified for coastal Alabama, species 

 present, and their present status (Johnson 1979; 'Neil and Mettee 1982; U.S. 

 Army Corps of Engineers 1983). 



a Colony numbers used in Figure 1. 



b Species abbreviations: GB (Great Blue Heron), LB (Little Blue Heron), TH 

 (Tricolored Heron), GH (Green-backed Heron), SE (Snowy Egret), CE (Cattle 

 Egret), GE (Great Egret), RE (Reddish Egret), GI (Glossy Ibis), WFI (White- 

 faced Ibis), WI (White Ibis), YC (Yellow-crowned Night-Heron), BC (Black- 

 crowned Night-Heron), BP (Brown Pelican). 

 c Colony status abbreviations: A (Active), NA (Not Active), and UK (Unknown). 



