IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS OF MAINE An Analysis of Avian Diversity and Abundance Compiled by: Susan Gallo, Thomas P. Hodgman, and Judy Camuso A Project Supported by the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS OF MAINE An Analysis of Avian Diversity and Abundance February 7, 2008 Compiled by: Susan Gallo, Maine Audubon, 20 Gilsland Farm Rd., Falmouth, ME 04105 Thomas P. Hodgman, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, 650 State St., Bangor, ME 04401 Judy Camuso, Maine Audubon, 20 Gilsland Farm Rd., Falmouth, ME 04105 (Present Address: Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, 358 Shaker Road, Gray, ME 04039) Recommended citation: Gallo, S., T. P. Hodgman, and J. Camuso, Compilers. 2008. Important Bird Areas Of Maine: an analysis of avian diversity and abundance. Maine Audubon, Falmouth, Maine. 94pp. Cover Photo: Scarborough Marsh at sunrise, by W. G. Shriver ii Table of Contents History ..........................................................................................................................................1 What is an Important Bird Area?.......................................................................................1 Qualifying Criteria...................................................................................................................1 Data Use and Applicability Disclaimer .............................................................................2 Acknowledgements...................................................................................................................3 Important Bird Area and Site Descriptions ....................................................................4 Batson River IBA......................................................................................................................5 Batson River...............................................................................................................................5 Sampson Cove ...........................................................................................................................6 Cape Elizabeth IBA..................................................................................................................8 Great Pond .................................................................................................................................8 Spurwink River ..........................................................................................................................8 Casco Bay Islands IBA..........................................................................................................10 Flag Island................................................................................................................................10 Jenny Island .............................................................................................................................11 Mark Island ..............................................................................................................................11 Outer Green Island...................................................................................................................12 Upper Green Island..................................................................................................................13 Deer Isle IBA ............................................................................................................................14 Hardhead Island .......................................................................................................................14 Scraggy Island..........................................................................................................................15 Scraggy Ledge .........................................................................................................................15 Shabby Island...........................................................................................................................15 Shingle Island...........................................................................................................................16 Duck Islands IBA....................................................................................................................17 Great Duck Island ....................................................................................................................17 Little Duck Island ....................................................................................................................18 Freeport/Brunswick IBA......................................................................................................19 Brunswick Naval Air Station...................................................................................................19 Maquoit Bay.............................................................................................................................20 Harraseeket River.....................................................................................................................21 Gerrish Island IBA.................................................................................................................23 Fort Foster................................................................................................................................23 Portsmouth Harbor...................................................................................................................24 Greater Isle au Haut IBA.....................................................................................................25 Isle au Haut ..............................................................................................................................25 Great Spoon Island...................................................................................................................26 Little Spoon Islands .................................................................................................................27 John’s Island ............................................................................................................................28 Heron Island.............................................................................................................................29 Spirit Ledge..............................................................................................................................29 The Cowpens/Whitehorse Island/White and Green Ledges ....................................................30 iii Intervale Marshes IBA..........................................................................................................32 Morgan Meadow Wildlife Management Area.........................................................................32 Isle of Shoals IBA....................................................................................................................33 Appledore/Smuttynose/Duck Islands.......................................................................................33 Kennebunk Plains IBA .........................................................................................................35 The Plains.................................................................................................................................35 Lower Kennebec IBA ............................................................................................................37 Bates-Morse Mountain Conservation Area .............................................................................37 Popham Beach State Park ........................................................................................................39 Reid State Park.........................................................................................................................40 Machias Bay IBA ....................................................................................................................41 Machias Bay.............................................................................................................................41 Sprague Neck...........................................................................................................................42 Old Man Island ........................................................................................................................43 Libby Islands............................................................................................................................44 Milbridge to Addison IBA ...................................................................................................45 Narraguagus River and Bay/Back Bay ....................................................................................45 Mill River/Flat Bay/Blasket Point ...........................................................................................47 Harrington River and Pleasant River .......................................................................................49 West River/Indian River ..........................................................................................................51 Mount Desert IBA ..................................................................................................................53 Mount Desert Narrows.............................................................................................................53 Bass Harbor Marsh ..................................................................................................................55