Bald Eagle management on Mt. Desert Island, Maine
Phillips BA. 1978. Bald Eagle management on Mt. Desert Island, Maine. College of the Atlantic
FIELD WORK: 1978. BIRDS: Discusses 3 Bald Eagle territories on Mount Desert Island: Little Round Pond, Northeast Creek, and Tremont. For Northeast Creek and Tremont territories, Phillips describes the territory, site history (1968-1978), perches used, feeding areas, food habits, daily schedule, avian interactions, human activities around territories (1976, 1978), and toxic chemical levels found in eggs (DDE, DDD, Dieldrin, and PCP). Includes a great deal of information. Gives the following historic reports on nesting sites: Bar Island (in Somes Sound): active 1970-72, inactive 1973-78. Little Round Pond (part of egg transplant program): inactive 1972, active 1973-75, inactive 1976-78. Oak Hill: inactive 1977-78. Thomas Bay: active 1968, 1972, inactive 1973-78. Northeast Creek: active 1976-78. Tremont: active 1978 /STUDY LOCATIONS:/ /MOUNT DESERT ISLAND/Little Round Pond/Northeast Creek/Tremont/Thomas Bay/Oak Hill/ISLANDS/Bar Island GIS-CATEGORY 2 ; Birds: Contains site locations for eagle nests
- Type
- Academic
- Authors
- Phillips, Bruce
- Date of Issue
- 1978
- Publisher
- College of the Atlantic
- Units
- ACAD
- Keywords
- Bar Island, Chlorinated Hydrocarbons (PCB DDE HCB), Distribution, Disturbance, Eggs, Islands, Little Round Pond, Mount Desert Island, Nests & Nesting, Northeast Creek, Oak Hill, Population Density, Rare Species, thesis, Thomas Bay, Threatened & Endangered Species, Toxins, Tremont