15-5 Estimated Number of Major Waterfowl Species in. the 

 Waterfowl Inventory Units of Coastal Maine in 

 the Winters from 1975 to 1979 15-15 



15-6 The Percentage Composition of Breeding Waterfowl 



Species, Based on Brood Counts, in Each Wildlife 

 Management Unit (6 to 8), for the Units Combined, 

 and Their Percentage Contribution to State Totals 

 as Compiled from Maine Department of Inland Fisheries 

 and Wildlife data from 1956 to 1965 and 1966 to 197 6 ... 15-25 



15-7 Average Number of Broods of Ducks Per Acre Per Year 



in Different Wetland Types for Each Wildlife Management 



Unit (6 to 8) from 1956 to 1965 and 1966 to 1976 15-26 



15-8 Acres and Numbers (in parentheses) of Different Wetland 

 Types for Wildlife Management Units 6 to 8 and 

 Contribution to the State Total (adapted from Maine 

 Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 

 Wetland Inventory Files) 15-27 



15-9 Comparison of the National Wetlands Inventory 



Classification and Circular 39 Wetland Types Used 



in the Maine State Wetland Inventory 15-29 



15-10 Average Annual Number of Pond and Diving Ducks 

 Killed by Hunters in the Coastal Counties 

 of Maine from 1966 to 1975 15-41 



16-1 Relative Abundance and Habitat Preferences 

 of Terrestrial Birds Found in Coastal Maine 

 Only During the Breeding Season 16-3 



16-2 Relative Abundance and Habitat Preferences 



of Terrestrial Birds Found in Coastal Maine Year Round . . . 16-7 



16-3 Relative Abundance and Habitat Preferences 

 of Terrestrial Birds Found in Coastal Maine 

 Only During the Winter Months 16-9 



16-4 Relative Abundance and Habitat Preferences 

 of Terrestrial Birds Found in Coastal Maine 

 During Spring and/or Fall Migration 16-10 



16-5 Common Edge Species of Birds in the Characterization Area . 16-14 



16-6 Average Number of Birds (in order of abundance) 



Counted per Route for Each Forest Type in the Breeding 



Survey for the Region of Coastal Maine in 1977 16-21 



16-7 Indices of Relative Abundance for Birds 



in Maine determined from the 1971-77 Breeding 



Bird Surveys, (the 1976 Index was set at 100) 16-22 



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