PREFACE 



This report is one of several recounting the results of 1976-77 surveys 

 of nesting colonies of colonial waterbirds in coastal areas along the U.S. 

 Atlantic coast. Great Lakes, and the northern Gulf of Mexico. 



Publication of the results will aid resource managers. But also the hope 

 is that as citizens learn about the resources, they will appreciate even more 

 the interrelationships among coastal processes and resources. 



Comments or requests for this report should be directed to: 



Information Transfer Specialist 

 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

 National Coastal Ecosystems Team 

 1010 Gause Boulevard 

 Slide!!, Louisiana 70458 



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