Wading birds in Maine and their relevance to the Critical Areas Program : great blue heron, black-crowned night heron, little blue heron, snowy egret and glossy ibis
Tyler HR. 1977. Wading birds in Maine and their relevance to the Critical Areas Program : great blue heron, black-crowned night heron, little blue heron, snowy egret and glossy ibis. Planning Report Number 26. Maine State Planning Office, Critical Areas Program. Augusta, Maine
BIRDS: Hardwood Island had 132 Great Blue Heron nests in 1973, 78 nests in 1974, 78 nests in 1975 and 60 nests in 1976. Great Blue Herons were also noted nesting on Long Porcupine Island in the 1930's or 40's. 75 Nests of Black-crowned Night Herons were noted from Little Duck Island in 1931. Hardwood Island was registered as a Critical Area for Great Blue Herons in Maine /STUDY LOCATIONS:/ /ISLANDS/Hardwood Island
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Tyler, Harry
- Date of Issue
- 1977
- Publisher
- Maine State Planning Office, Critical Areas Program
- Units
- ACAD
- Keywords
- Birds (Aves), Hardwood Island, herons & bitterns (Ardeidae) , Islands, Nests & Nesting, sensitive sites