Atlas of Wading Bird and Seabird Nesting Colonies in Coastal Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama: 1983

摘要

Aerial surveys of waterbird colonies in coastal Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama were conducted in May and June of 1983. The major objective of these surveys was to provide up-to-date locations of active colony sites. Historic colony sites reported in 1976 and 1978 were checked and additional areas were searched for new colonies. The location, species composition, habitat and an overall estimate of colony size were recorded for each of the 188 active colonies observed in 1983. Locations were mapped on both 1:250,000 and 1:24,000 scale maps.