C-16 



1970 1971 

 Eastern Shore 



Atlantic Side 41 46 



Eastern Shore 



Ches.Bay Side - 49 



Total Active Nests 194 309 



Maryland/ Virginia - Lower Potomac River east of Rt. 301 

 (Wiemeyer, 1972) 



Maryland Shore - 100 pairs 



Virginia Shore - 40 pairs 



Pt. Lookout at 



mouth of Potomac 



River - 20+ pairs 



Smith Pt. at 



mouth - 20-30 pairs 



Maryland - lower part of Patuxent River - 10+ pairs 

 (Wiemeyer, 1972) 



from Cove Pt. at mouth of Patuxent To Fair Haven, 



south of Annapolis - 1 to 2 pairs (Wiemeyer, 1972) 



from Chester River to Martin Wildlife Refuge along 

 Eastern Shore of Md. to Va. border of Delmarva 

 Peninsula - 500 to 600 pairs (Reese, 1973) 



Poplar Island - 30 to 35 pairs 

 Broad Creek - 50 pairs 

 Martin N.W.R. - 20 to 30 pairs 

 Choptank River - 24 pairs 



South Marsh Island and Bloodworth Island - 

 100 pairs 



Chincoteague Natl. Wildlife Refuge - 10 to 20 pairs 

 (Appel, 1972); maximum of 8 pairs (Byrd, 1973). 



Assateague National Seashore - rare sightings, uncommon 

 (Norris, 1973). 



Delaware - Atlantic shore, mostly out of Chesapeake Bay drainage, 

 from Oak Orchard to Bombay Hook National Wildlife 

 Range - 20 to 30 pairs (Norris, 1973) 



Oak Orchard and 



Little Bay area - 2 to 3 pairs 



