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 197 6 Index was set at 100) 16-22 



16-8 Bird Species That Require Artificial Feeding for 



Successful Overwintering in Coastal Maine 16-24 



16-9 Index of Relative Abundance for Birds Counted 

 During Annual Christmas Bird Counts in the 

 Characterization Area from 1969 to 1977; 

 Indexes based on 1976 Index of 100 16-26 



16-10 Historical (pre-1960) Breeding Sites of the Bald 



Eagle in the Characterization Area 16-34 



16-11 Bald Eagle Nesting and Fledging Recruitment in the 



Characterization Area in 1962 to 1970 and 1972 to 1979 . . . 16-37 



16-12 Regional Variation in Bald Eagle Nesting and Fledging 



Recruitment in Maine between 1977 and 1979 16-39 



16-13 Number of Wintering Bald Eagles Counted and Percentage 



Mature in Maine During Mid-January 1977, 1978, and 1979 . . 16-40 



16-14 Contaminant Residue Concentrations (ppm wet weight, mean 

 and range) in Unhatched Bald Eagles Eggs, by Location 

 and Nesting Success in Maine between 1967 and 1979 16-46 



17-1 Mammals Known to Occur Within the Characterization 



Area, Listed by Order 17-2 



17-2 Amounts (square miles, except shoreline) of Major 



Habitat Types in Wildlife Management Units 6, 7, and 8, 



Which Encompass the Characterization Area I 7 - 3 



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