Quaterly Reports : 1964 - 1970

Maine Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit

From cover of reports: 'The quaterly reports are usually statements of progress. The data presented often are incomplete and the conclusions reached may not be final. Consequently, permission to publish any of the information contained herein is withheld pending authorization from the Research Unit.' Projects of interest to ANP included in the reports are as follows: Breeding biology of the Common Eider in Penobscot Bay, Maine. The ecology of the deer population on Isle au Haut, Maine Ecological relationships of white-tailed deer and vegetation at Acadia National Park Evaluation of deer census techniques, and the physical condition of deer on Isle au Haut Telemetry studies of deer movements and habitat utilization at Acadia National Park Behavior patterns of deer on Isle au Haut Factors affecting summer flight behavior on white-tailed deer on Isle au Haut Numbers of note include: 231 eider nests on Mouse Island during May 1965; 115 eider nests on Goose Island during May 1965; 52 eider nests on East Goose Rock during May 1965; 63 eider nests on Flat Island during April-May 1965; /STUDY LOCATIONS:/ /MOUNT DESERT ISLAND/ISLE AU HAUT/