1993 Atlas Of Colonial Waterbirds Of North Carolina Estuaries

Twenty-five species of colonial waterbirds can be found nesting in North Carolina. Periodic surveys and censuses of nesting waterbirds are necessary to determine population trends, distribution of species and colony sites, condition of nesting habitats, threats to species and habitats and other factors that are important to the development of successful management strategies. This atlas provides current state or federal status; general breeding biology; diet; habitats occupied; estimates of the number of nests; and locations of colony sites for each waterbird species that nested within the coastal zone of North Carolina during the 1993 nesting season. It also provides information on immediate and potential threats and the agency responsible for each colony site. Grant no. NA46RGO087