13-6 Principal Food Items (expressed as percentages 



in parenthesis) of Marine Mammals in Maine Waters 13-13 



13-7 Organochlorine Residues (in ppm wet tissue) in 

 Blubber Tissues of Marine Mammals from the 

 Characterization Area and Some Surrounding Areas 13-18 



13-8 Mercury Residues (in ppm wet tissue) in Liver 

 Tissue of Marine Mammals from the 

 Characterization Area and Other Areas 13-20 



13-9 Reported Incidental Catch and Strandings of 



Cetaceans in Maine Waters Since 1975 13-22 



14-1 Common Seabirds of Coastal Maine. (Species breeding in 



Coastal Maine are indicated by an asterisk.) 14-4 



14-2 Common Shorebirds of Coastal Maine 14-5 



14-3 Common Wading Birds of Coastal Maine 14-6 



14-4 Seabirds Rare in Coastal Maine 14-7 



14-5 Seasonal Occurrence and Relative Abundance of Seabirds 

 Regularly Occurring in Various Habitats in the 

 Characterization Area 14-8 



14-6 Estimated Numbers (percentage contribution to the total 

 in parentheses) of Nesting Pairs of Seabirds (breeding 

 summer residents) in Each Region of the Characterization 

 Area in 1977 14-12 



14-7 Percentage of Total Nesting Pairs of Seabirds Breeding 



on 126 Major Islands in Coastal Maine During 1977 14-14 



14-8 Feeding Habits of Seabirds Regularly Occurring 



in the Characterization Area 14-19 



14-9 Food Types of Seabirds Regularly Occurring 



in the Characterization Area 14-22 



14-10 Resident Status and Relative Abundance of the 



Shorebirds of Coastal Maine 14-25 



14-11 Major Feeding Areas of Shorebirds of Coastal Maine 14-26 



14-12 Roosting Habitat Types of the Shorebirds of Coastal Maine . 14-27 



14-13 Major Fall Migration Periods of the 



Shorebirds of Coastal Maine 14-33 



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