Table 1. Results of the 1994-95 Coastal Colonial Waterbird Inventory showing estimated numbers of pairs for all species at all colonies located in the coastal zone. An asterisk (*) indicates "count not taken." Data compiled by B.G. Blodget, Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife.

COLONY SPECIES NO. OF PAIRS CENSUS REPORTING NUMBER COLONY NAME, TOWN CODE 1994 1995 METHOD1 AUTHORITY 324007.0 Woodbridge I., Newburyport COTE 65 62 ACG FWS 324007.1 Blackwater R. Group, Salisbury 0 0 TTOR 324007.2 Chaces I., Newbury COTE 14 0 ACG FWS HEGU 0 1 NCG FWS 324008.0 Plum I. R. Group, Newbury COTE 34 30 NCG FWS

324009.0 Parker R. Group, Newbury COTE 10 15 NCG FWS 324009.1 Plum I. Beach, Newbury-Rowley-Ip LETE 32 19 NCG FWS 324010.0 Roger I., Ipswich COTE 6 2 ACB ECG 324010.1 Stage I.-Cross Hill F., Ipswich * 0 FWS 324010.2 Bagwell I., Ipswich COTE 8 8 ACB ECG 324010.3 Rowley Salt Marshes, Rowley COTE 3 2 ACB ECG 324010.4 Lord's I., Ipswich COTE 25 20 ACB ECG 324010.5 Ipswich Salt Marshes, Ipswich COTE 13 13 ACB ECG 324011.0 , Ipswich LETE 30 75 NCG TTOR 324012.0 Tenpound I., Gloucester HEGU 75 * NCG DFW GBBG 70 * NCG DFW 324013.0 Norman's Woe, Gloucester DCCO 199 * NCG DFW HEGU 76 * NCG DFW TABLE 1... 2

COLONY SPECIES NO. OF PAIRS CENSUS REPORTING NUMBER COLONY NAME, TOWN CODE 1994 1995 METHOD AUTHORITY

GBBG 4 * NCG DFW 324014.0 Kettle I., Gloucester GREG 42 * NCG DFW SNEG 207 * NCG DFW LBHE 6 * NCG DFW BCNH 7 * NCG DFW GLIB 35 * NCG DFW HEGU 388 * NCG DFW GBBG 146 * NCG DFW 324015.0 Graves I., Manchester HEGU 97 * NCG DFW GBBG 74 * NCG DFW 324016.0 Great , Manchester DCCO 124 * NCB DFW GBBG 2 * NCB DFW 324017.0 Dry Salvages, Rockport DCCO * 19 NCG DFW 324018.0 Straitsmouth I., Rockport HEGU 23 * NCG MAS GBBG 143 * NCG MAS 324019.0 Thacher I., Rockport BCNH 1 1 NCG DFW GLIB 0 1 AEG DFW HEGU 1,185 1,359 NCG FWS TABLE 1... 3

COLONY SPECIES NO. OF PAIRS CENSUS REPORTING NUMBER COLONY NAME, TOWN CODE 1994 1995 METHOD AUTHORITY

GBBG 474 549 NCG FWS 324020.0 Milk I., Rockport DCCO 1,081 * NCG DFW HEGU 533 * NCG DFW GBBG 1,070 * NCG DFW 324021.0 Rock Dundy, Manchester HEGU 23 * ACB DFW GBBG 3 * ACB DFW 324022.0 Ram I., Manchester GBBG 2 * ACB DFW 324023.0 House I., Manchester 0 * DFW 324024.0 Chubb I., Beverly HEGU 10 * NCG DFW GBBG 59 * NCG DFW 324025.0 Great Misery I., Salem 0 * DFW 324026.0 Little Misery I., Salem 0 * DFW 324027.0 Bakers I., Salem * 0 DFW 324028.0 Coney I., Salem DCCO 66 * NCG DFW BCNH 2 * NCG DFW HEGU 158 * NCG DFW GBBG 25 * NCG DFW 324029.0 Pope Head, Salem HEGU 4 * NCB DFW TABLE 1... 4

COLONY SPECIES NO. OF PAIRS CENSUS REPORTING NUMBER COLONY NAME, TOWN CODE 1994 1995 METHOD AUTHORITY

GBBG 1 * NCB DFW 324030.0 Great Haste I., Salem DCCO 7 * NCB DFW HEGU 57 * NCB DFW GBBG 1 * NCB DFW 324031.0 Eagle I., Salem SNEG 16 * NCG DFW CAEG 2 * NCG DFW BCNH 86 * NCG DFW GLIB 3 * NCG DFW HEGU 166 * NCG DFW GBBG 54 * NCG DFW 324032.0 North Gooseberry I., Salem DCCO 70 * NCG DFW HEGU 43 * NCG DFW GBBG 71 * NCG DFW 324033.0 South Gooseberry I., Salem DCCO 92 * NCB DFW HEGU 40 * NCB DFW GBBG 31 * NCB DFW 324034.0 Gray's Rock, Marblehead DCCO 152 * NCB DFW 324035.0 Cat I., Salem DCCO 34 * NCG DFW TABLE 1... 5

COLONY SPECIES NO. OF PAIRS CENSUS REPORTING NUMBER COLONY NAME, TOWN CODE 1994 1995 METHOD AUTHORITY

HEGU 136 * NCG DFW GBBG 281 * NCG DFW 324036.0 I. South of Cat I., Salem DCCO 234 * NCB DFW HEGU 7 * NCB DFW GBBG 5 * NCB DFW 324037.0 , Marblehead DCCO 14 * NCB DFW HEGU 79 * NCB DFW GBBG 30 * NCB DFW 324038.0 Tinker's I., Salem HEGU 116 * NCG DFW COTE 18 * NCG DFW 324038.1 Saugus R. Bridge, Lynn/Revere COTE 50 25 NCG DFW 324039.0 Ram I., Marblehead HEGU * 152 NCG DFW GBBG * 80 NCG DFW 324040.0 Egg Rock, Nahant DCCO 436 * NEB DFW HEGU 107 * ACB DFW GBBG 44 * ACB DFW 324040.1 Mystic R., Boston HEGU * 239 NCG DFW GBBG * 11 NCG DFW TABLE 1... 6

COLONY SPECIES NO. OF PAIRS CENSUS REPORTING NUMBER COLONY NAME, TOWN CODE 1994 1995 METHOD AUTHORITY

324040.2 South Boston Rooftops, Boston HEGU * 165 NCG DFW GBBG * 6 NCG DFW 324040.3 Belle Isle Marsh, Boston 0 0 S. Zendeh 324040.4 Dorchester Gas Tank, Boston HEGU * 131 NCG J. Hatch GBBG * 9 NCG J. Hatch 324040.5 Squantum Warehouse HEGU * 105 NCG J. Hatch GBBG * 22 NCG J. Hatch 324042.0 Snake I., Winthrop COTE 90 40 NCG J. Hatch 324042.1 Logan Airport, Boston LETE 0 17 NCG MAS 324043.0 Green I., Boston DCCO 393 * NCG DFW HEGU 206 * NCG DFW GBBG 111 * NCG DFW 324044.0 Little Calf I., Boston DCCO 189 * ACB DFW GBBG 8 * ACB DFW 324045.0 Calf I., Boston BCNH 1 * AEG DFW GLIB 2 * AEG DFW HEGU 352 * NCG DFW GBBG 152 * NCG DFW TABLE 1... 7

COLONY SPECIES NO. OF PAIRS CENSUS REPORTING NUMBER COLONY NAME, TOWN CODE 1994 1995 METHOD AUTHORITY

324046.0 Outer Brewster I., Boston DCCO 90 * AEG DFW SNEG 5 * AEG DFW BCNH 25 * AEG DFW GLIB 2 * AEG DFW HEGU 329 * NCG DFW GBBG 333 * NCG DFW 324047.0 Middle Brewster I., Boston DCCO 878 * NCG DFW GREG 8 * NCG DFW SNEG 75 * NCG DFW BCNH 207 * NCG DFW GLIB 3 * NCG DFW HEGU 700 * NCG DFW GBBG 114 * NCG DFW 324048.0 Great Brewster I., Boston HEGU 398 * NCG DFW GBBG 12 * NCG DFW 324049.0 Shag Rocks, Boston DCCO 290 * AEB DFW 324049.1 Lovell I., Boston LETE 25 30 ACG J. Hatch 324050.0 Gallops I., Boston BCNH 38 * NCG DFW TABLE 1... 8

COLONY SPECIES NO. OF PAIRS CENSUS REPORTING NUMBER COLONY NAME, TOWN CODE 1994 1995 METHOD AUTHORITY

HEGU 118 * NCG DFW GBBG 8 * NCG DFW 324050.1 Long I. Pier, Boston2 COTE 61 0 NCG J. Hatch 324051.0 Spectacle I., Boston 0 * DFW 324052.0 Peddocks I., Hull BCNH 2 * NCG DFW 324052.1 Hangman I., Quincy HEGU 4 * NCG DFW GBBG 61 * NCG DFW 324052.2 Rainsford I., Boston 0 * DFW 324053.0 Hog I. Pier, Hull COTE 135 80 NCG J. Hatch 324053.1 Sheep I., Weymouth BCNH 14 * NCG DFW HEGU 273 * NCG DFW GBBG 6 * NCG DFW 324053.2 Sarah I., Hingham DCCO 17 * NCG K. Parsons GREG 1 * NCG K. Parsons SNEG 148 * NCG K. Parsons BCNH 547 * NCG K. Parsons HEGU 224 * NCG K. Parsons GBBG 31 * NCG K. Parsons TABLE 1... 9

COLONY SPECIES NO. OF PAIRS CENSUS REPORTING NUMBER COLONY NAME, TOWN CODE 1994 1995 METHOD AUTHORITY

324053.3 Ragged I., Hingham HEGU 4 * NCG K. Parsons GBBG 2 * NCG K. Parsons 324053.4 Langlee I., Hingham HEGU 2 * NCG K. Parsons 324053.5 Button I., Hingham HEGU 1 * NCG K. Parsons

324054.0 Black Rocks, Hull DCCO * 39 NCG DFW HEGU * 273 NCG DFW GBBG * 36 NCG DFW 324055.0 Brush I., Cohasset DCCO 747 * NCG K. Parsons HEGU 136 * NCG K. Parsons GBBG 51 * NCG K. Parsons 324056.0 Gull I., Scituate HEGU * 44 NCG DFW GBBG * 2 NCG DFW 324057.0 North R. Mouth, Scituate LETE 35 40 ACG MAS 324058.0 Duxbury Beach, Duxbury LETE 50 60 NCG MAS 324059.0 Clark's I., Plymouth DCCO 21 * NCG DFW HEGU 411 * NCG DFW GBBG 209 * NCG DFW TABLE 1... 10

COLONY SPECIES NO. OF PAIRS CENSUS REPORTING NUMBER COLONY NAME, TOWN CODE 1994 1995 METHOD AUTHORITY

324060.0 Long Pt.-Wood End, Provincetown BCNH 7 4 NCG NPS HEGU 464 * NCG NPS GBBG 82 * NCG NPS COTE 6 6 NCG NPS LETE 0 5 NPS 324060.1 Prov. Breakwater, Provincetown DCCO 6 15 NCG NPS 324061.0 Race Pt. Lt., Provincetown3 LETE 0 58 NCG NPS 324062.0 Race Pt. CGS, Provincetown3 LETE 60 0 NCG NPS 324062.1 Mission Bell, Provincetown LETE 49 37 NCG NPS 324062.2 Tasha's Area, Provincetown LETE 0 48 NCG NPS 324062.3 Bch. Pt.-Pilgrim Bch., Provin. 0 0 MAS 324063.0 High Head, Truro LETE 35 62 NCG NPS 352001.0 Plymouth Beach, Plymouth LAGU 6 10 NCG MAS HEGU 70 150 NCG MAS GBBG 0 10 NCG MAS COTE 3,926 4,719 NCG MAS ROST 22 30 NCG MAS ARTE 2 3 NCG MAS TABLE 1... 11

COLONY SPECIES NO. OF PAIRS CENSUS REPORTING NUMBER COLONY NAME, TOWN CODE 1994 1995 METHOD AUTHORITY

LETE 125 120 NCG J. Atwood 352001.1 Ellisville Beach, Plymouth LETE 8 25 NCG MAS 352001.2 Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, HEGU * 22 NCG MAS Plymouth GBBG * 3 NCG MAS 352002.0 N. Sandwich area, Sandwich LETE 22 50 NCG MAS 352003.0 Scorton Creek, Sandwich LETE 45 35 NCG E. Strauss 352004.0 Craigville-Long Bch., Barnstable COTE 40 6 NCG MAS LETE 25 2 NCG MAS 352004.1 Squaw I., Barnstable LETE 0 10 NCG MAS 352005.0 Dunbar Pt., Barnstable LETE 0 2 NCG MAS 352005.1 Great I., Yarmouth LETE 5 0 NCG MAS 352006.0 Sandy Neck, Barnstable COTE 45 20 NCG E. Strauss LETE 40 30 NCG E. Strauss 352007.0 Gray's Beach, Yarmouth COTE 129 11 NCG MAS LETE 10 67 NCG MAS 352008.0 W. Dennis Beach, Dennis COTE 87 10 NCG MAS LETE 4 63 NCG MAS TABLE 1... 12

COLONY SPECIES NO. OF PAIRS CENSUS REPORTING NUMBER COLONY NAME, TOWN CODE 1994 1995 METHOD AUTHORITY

352009.0 Nauset-Orleans, Orleans LETE 30 37 NCG DFW 352010.0 Nauset-New I., Orleans/Eastham LAGU 832 728 NCG MAS COTE 1,054 1,141 NCG MAS ROST 1 2 NCG MAS ARTE 1 0 NCG MAS 352011.0 Nauset-Eastham, Eastham LAGU 26 90 NCG DFW COTE 913 1,447 NCG DFW ROST 2 1 AEG DFW ARTE 1 1 AEG DFW LETE 1004 563 NCG DFW BLSK 4 5 NCG DFW 352012.0 Marconi Beach, Wellfleet LETE 10 18 NCG NPS 352012.1 Pamet Harbor Bar, Truro 0 0 MAS 352012.2 Great I.-Jeremy Pt., Wellfleet 0 0 NPS 352013.0 Nauset-Chatham, Chatham LETE 60 0 NCG MAS BLSK 1 0 NCG MAS 352014.0 Hardings Bch. and Pt., Chatham 0 0 MAS 352015.0 Monomoy North., Chatham COTE 40 226 NCG FWS TABLE 1... 13

COLONY SPECIES NO. OF PAIRS CENSUS REPORTING NUMBER COLONY NAME, TOWN CODE 1994 1995 METHOD AUTHORITY

HEGU * 1,252 NCG FWS GBBG * 415 NCG FWS 352016.0 Monomoy South, Chatham SNEG 69 * NCG FWS BCNH 201 * NCG FWS GLIB 1 * NCG FWS HEGU * 3,963 NCG FWS GBBG * 6,946 NCG FWS COTE 150 63 ACG FWS LETE 0 28 ACG FWS 352017.0 Dead Neck-Sampson I., Barnstable GREG 7 0 NCG K. Parsons SNEG 38 0 NCG K. Parsons BCNH 73 0 NCG K. Parsons HEGU 769 * NCG K. Parsons GBBG 147 * NCG K. Parsons COTE 81 204 NCG K. Parsons LETE 26 113 NCG K. Parsons 352017.1 , Mashpee LETE 15 0 NCG MAS 352018.0 S. Cape Beach-Waquoit, Mashpee LETE 10 0 NCG MAS TABLE 1... 14

COLONY SPECIES NO. OF PAIRS CENSUS REPORTING NUMBER COLONY NAME, TOWN CODE 1994 1995 METHOD AUTHORITY

352018.1 Washburn I., Falmouth LETE 10 0 NCG MAS 352019.0 Weepecket I., Gosnold DCCO 1,878 * NCG J. Hatch HEGU 245 * NCG J. Hatch GBBG 273 * NCG J. Hatch 352019.1 Cedar I.-Lackey's Bay, Gosnold HEGU 1 * NCG J. Hatch 352020.0 Great Pt., HEGU 24 * NCG TTOR GBBG 9 * NCG TTOR COTE 2 1 NCG TTOR ARTE 1 1 NCG TTOR LETE 414 564 NCG TTOR 352021.0 Coskata-Coatue, Nantucket4 GREG 8 11 NCG K. Parsons SNEG 0 31 NCG K. Parsons BCNH 32 99 NCG K. Parsons HEGU 278 * NCG NCF GBBG 812 * NCG NCF 352021.1 Squam, Nantucket 0 0 S. Plaut 352022.0 Quidnet, Nantucket 0 0 S. Plaut 352023.0 Siasconset, Nantucket LETE 14 175 NCG S. Plaut TABLE 1... 15

COLONY SPECIES NO. OF PAIRS CENSUS REPORTING NUMBER COLONY NAME, TOWN CODE 1994 1995 METHOD AUTHORITY

352023.1 Tom Nevers Head, Nantucket 0 0 S. Plaut 352024.0 Quaise, Nantucket 0 0 S. Plaut 352025.0 Madaket, Nantucket * * 352025.1 Surfside, Nantucket 0 0 S. Plaut 352025.2 Cisco Beach, Nantucket 0 0 NCF 352026.0 Esther I.-Smith Pt., Nantucket LETE 48 122 NCG S. Plaut 352027.0 Tuckernuck I., Nantucket BCNH * 40 AEG DFW HEGU * 579 NCG DFW GBBG * 451 NCG DFW LETE * 1 NCG DFW 352028.0 Muskeget I., Nantucket HEGU * 212 NCG DFW GBBG * 1,494 NCG DFW 352029.0 Cape Poge Lt., Edgartown * * 352030.0 Cape Poge Elbow, Edgartown SNEG 0 25 AEG TTOR BCNH 33 60 NCG TTOR HEGU 3 0 NCG TTOR GBBG 173 130 NCG TTOR LETE 8 0 ACG TTOR TABLE 1... 16

COLONY SPECIES NO. OF PAIRS CENSUS REPORTING NUMBER COLONY NAME, TOWN CODE 1994 1995 METHOD AUTHORITY

352031.0 Little Neck, Edgartown COTE 1 0 NCG TTOR 352031.1 East Bch-Dike Bridge, Edgartown 0 0 TTOR 352032.0 , Edgartown 0 0 TTOR 352032.1 Skiff I., Edgartown5 0 0 DFW 352033.0 Norton Pt.-Katama, Edgartown LETE 79 5 AEG Dukes Co. 352033.1 Edgartown Grt. Pond, Edgartown LETE 2 0 NCG SMF 352034.0 Sarson I.-Sengekontacket Pd., Oak DCCO 230 * NCG MAS Bluffs HEGU 90 * NCG MAS GBBG 30 * NCG MAS 352034.1 Haystack Pt.-Sengekontacket Pd., GBBG 1 * NCG MAS Edgartown COTE 120 110 NCG MAS 352034.2 Little Beach, Edgartown LETE 0 61 NCG SMF 352035.0 Sylvia St. Beach, Oak Bluffs LETE 80 82 NEG Dukes Co. COTE 0 2 NCG Dukes Co. 352035.1 Harthaven Beach, Oak Bluffs 0 0 SMF 352036.0 Watcha Pond, West Tisbury 0 0 SMF 352037.0 Quansoo Area, Chilmark LETE 104 16 NCG SMF TABLE 1... 17

COLONY SPECIES NO. OF PAIRS CENSUS REPORTING NUMBER COLONY NAME, TOWN CODE 1994 1995 METHOD AUTHORITY

352037.1 Tisbury Great Pd., W. Tisbury 0 0 SMF 352037.2 Chilmark Pond, Chilmark 0 * NCG SMF 352038.0 Lobsterville, Gay Head LETE 12 12 NCG SMF 352038.1 Edys I., Chilmark 0 0 AEG SMF 352038.2 Stonewall Beach, Chilmark LETE 12 0 NCG SMF 352038.3 Squibnocket Beach, Chilmark 0 0 NCG SMF 352039.0 Nomans Land, Chilmark DCCO * 392 NCG DFW SNEG * 13 ACG DFW BCNH * 75 AEG DFW HEGU * 886 NEG DFW GBBG * 287 NEG DFW 352040.0 Tashmoo, Tisbury LETE 22 3 NCG SMF 352040.1 Eastville Beach, Oak Bluffs LETE 10 10 NCG SMF 352040.2 Lambert's Cove-James Pd., W. 0 0 SMF Tisbury 352041.0 Nashawena I., Gosnold GBBG 6 * NCG J. Hatch 352041.1 Pasque I. Gosnold LETE 0 13 ACG J. Hatch 352042.0 Penikese I., Gosnold LHSP 6 3 NCG DFW TABLE 1... 18

COLONY SPECIES NO. OF PAIRS CENSUS REPORTING NUMBER COLONY NAME, TOWN CODE 1994 1995 METHOD AUTHORITY

BCNH 18 * NCG DFW HEGU 759 715 NCG DFW GBBG 42 49 NCG DFW COTE 140 9 NCG DFW 352042.1 Cuttyhunk I., Gosnold COTE 0 12 NCG DFW LETE 11 33 NEG DFW 352043.0 Ram I., Mattapoisett COTE 160 431 NCG DFW ROST 76 197 NCG DFW LETE 0 37 NCG DFW 352044.0 Fish I., Fairhaven COTE 19 9 NCG DFW 352044.1 Long I., Fairhaven 0 * DFW 352044.2 West I., Fairhaven LETE 1 0 NCG LCE 352044.3 Winsegansett Hts., Fairhaven LETE 20 0 AEG LCE 352044.4 , Fairhaven DCCO 130 * NCG DFW HEGU 218 * NCG DFW GBBG 54 * NCG DFW 352045.0 Bird I., Marion HEGU 4 1 NCG I. Nisbet GBBG 5 2 NCG I. Nisbet TABLE 1... 19

COLONY SPECIES NO. OF PAIRS CENSUS REPORTING NUMBER COLONY NAME, TOWN CODE 1994 1995 METHOD AUTHORITY

COTE 1,803 1,590 NCG I. Nisbet ROST 1,238 1,250 NCG I. Nisbet 352045.1 Salters Pt. and Pd., Dartmouth 0 0 LCE 352045.2 Demarest-Lloyd State Pk. Beach., LETE 5 0 AEG LCE Dartmouth 352045.3 ComGas/Electric Plant, New HEGU * 92 NCG DFW Bedford 325045.4 New Bedford State Pier HEGU * 45 NCG DFW GBBG * 1 NCG DFW 352046.0 Barney's Joy-Allen's Pd.-Little GBBG 0 1 NCG LCE Beach, Dartmouth LETE 8 8 NCG LCE 352046.1 Gooseberry Neck, Westport 0 0 LCE 352047.0 Big Ram I., Westport * 0 352047.1 Speaking Rock, Westport COTE 20 9 NCG Thurber 352047.2 Poole's Rock, Westport * 0 352048.0 Cockeast Pd.-Acoaxet, Westport COTE 2 0 AEG LCE 352048.1 Richmond Pond, Westport LETE 2 0 NCG LCE 352048.2 Horseneck Beach, Westport 0 0 LCE

TABLE 1... 20

COLONY SPECIES NO. OF PAIRS CENSUS REPORTING NUMBER COLONY NAME, TOWN CODE 1994 1995 METHOD AUTHORITY

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1CENSUS METHOD is defined by the following codes:

Estimator (first 2 digits) Method (third digit)

NC Nest Count G Ground AC Adult Count B Boat NE Nest estimate A Aerial AE Adult estimate P Photo

2 Pier collapsed and colony ceased to exist after 1994.

3 1995 count of 58 pairs of Least Tern included those found on both Race Point sites.

4 1994 counts for Great Egret, Snowy Egret, and Black-crown Night-Heron were incomplete.

5 Island is presently a shoal exposed only at low tide.

6 Reporting authority abbreviations: DFW = Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, ECG = Essex County Greenbelt, FWS = U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, LCE = Lloyd Center for the Environment, MAS = Massachusetts Audubon Society, NCF = Nantucket Conservation Foundation, NPS = National Park Service, SMF = Sheriff's Meadow Foundation, TTOR = The Trustees of Reservations

Data compiled by BRADFORD G. BLODGET, State Ornithologist, Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, Field Headquarters, Route 135, Westborough, MA 01581-3337. Tele: (508)792-7270x152. Fax: (508)792-7275.