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Biological Summary of Islands Within Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Maine Coastal Islands NWR Biological Summary of Islands within Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge December 2018 Maine Coastal Islands NWR Maine Coastal Islands NWR Maine Coastal Islands NWR Island Summary Contents Spectacle Island ..........................................................................................................................6 Cross Island ................................................................................................................................7 Scotch Island ...............................................................................................................................9 Outer Double Head Shot Island ................................................................................................. 10 Inner Double Head Shot Island .................................................................................................. 11 Mink Island ............................................................................................................................... 12 Old Man Island ......................................................................................................................... 13 Libby Island .............................................................................................................................. 15 Stone Island & Stone Island Ledge ............................................................................................ 17 Eastern Brothers ........................................................................................................................ 18 Halifax Island............................................................................................................................ 20 Schoppee Island ........................................................................................................................ 21 Inner Sand ................................................................................................................................. 22 Nash Island ............................................................................................................................... 24 Jordan’s Delight ........................................................................................................................ 25 Bois Bubert & Little Bubert ...................................................................................................... 27 Petit Manan Island .................................................................................................................... 29 Sally Island ............................................................................................................................... 32 Sheep Island .............................................................................................................................. 33 Abbott Island ............................................................................................................................ 34 Pop Island ................................................................................................................................. 35 Eastern Island............................................................................................................................ 36 Sally Island ............................................................................................................................... 37 Egg Rock .................................................................................................................................. 38 South Twinnie Island ................................................................................................................ 40 North Twinnie Island ................................................................................................................ 41 Ship Island ................................................................................................................................ 42 Trumpet Island .......................................................................................................................... 44 East Barge ................................................................................................................................. 46 West Barge ............................................................................................................................... 47 Bar Island.................................................................................................................................. 48 Mahoney Island ......................................................................................................................... 49 John’s Island ............................................................................................................................. 50 Gooseberry Island ..................................................................................................................... 52 Little Marshall Island ................................................................................................................ 53 Three Bush ................................................................................................................................ 54 Compass Island ......................................................................................................................... 55 Little Spoon Island .................................................................................................................... 56 Brimstone Island & Holden Ledge ............................................................................................ 57 Little Brimstone Island .............................................................................................................. 58 Roberts Island ........................................................................................................................... 59 Maine Coastal Islands NWR Little Roberts Island .................................................................................................................. 61 Mark Island ............................................................................................................................... 62 Seal Island ................................................................................................................................ 63 Two Bush Island ....................................................................................................................... 65 Crow Island............................................................................................................................... 66 Matinicus Rock ......................................................................................................................... 67 Two Bush Island ....................................................................................................................... 69 Metinic Island ........................................................................................................................... 70 Hay Ledge ................................................................................................................................ 73 Brothers Island (North) ............................................................................................................. 74 Brothers Island (Central) ........................................................................................................... 75 Brothers Island (South) ............................................................................................................. 76 Hart Island ................................................................................................................................ 77 Franklin Island .......................................................................................................................... 78 Crane Island .............................................................................................................................. 79 Little Thrumcap Island .............................................................................................................. 80 Outer White Island .................................................................................................................... 82 Outer Heron Island .................................................................................................................... 83 Lower Mark Island .................................................................................................................... 85 Pond Island ............................................................................................................................... 86 Ram Island ................................................................................................................................ 88 Upper Flag Island ...................................................................................................................... 89 Duck Island ............................................................................................................................... 90 Smuttynose Island ..................................................................................................................... 91 Malaga Island............................................................................................................................ 93 Machias Seal Island .................................................................................................................
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