403 041 



OYSTER THOROFARE, NEW JERSEY 



LOCATION: 



ISLAND SIZE: 



COLONYSIZE: 



HABITAT: 



NEST SUBSTRATE: 



OWNERSHIP: 



SPECIES 



39° 26' N; 74" 24' W 



Mainland - marsh, dredge/fill 

 Grass - salt marsh, reed, wrack 

 Private - Corporation 



DATE 



NESTING PAIRS 



Little Blue Heron 

 Cattle Egret 

 Great Egret 

 Snowy Egret 



Louisiana Heron 

 Blk.-cr. Night Heron 



Ylw.-cr. Night Heron 

 Glossy Ibis 



Great Blk.-bk. 

 Herring Gull 

 Common Tern 



Gull 



June 2 

 June 2 

 June 2 

 May 9 



June 2 

 May 9 



May 9 

 June 2 



June 2 

 June 2 

 June 2 



21 



12 



2 



300 



17 

 135 



2 



240 



2 



105 

 16 



INVENTORY METHOD 



Adult estimate - air 

 Adult estimate - air 

 Adult estimate - air 

 Adult estimate - air & 

 ground 



Adult estimate - air 

 Adult estimate - air & 

 adult count - ground 

 Adult estimate - air 

 Adult estimate - air 

 & adult count - ground 

 Adult estimate - air 

 Adult estimate - air 

 Adult estimate - air 



493 



