Massachusetts Least Tern Points
Coverage name: gis/gom/habstudy/species/bird/seabird/ternleast/maletehist.shp, gis/gom/habstudy/species/bird/seabird/ternleast/leterecent.shp
Geographic extent: Massachusetts
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Source of Data: Sites based on coverage developed from Erwin, R.M. and C.E. Korschgen. 1979. Coastal waterbird colonies: Maine to Virginia, 1977. An atlas showing colony locations and species composition. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Biological Services Program, FWS/OBS-79/08. 1999 Massachusetts data from Brad Blodgett, Massachusetts Division of Fisheries, Wildlife and Environmental Law Enforcement.
Description: Brad Blodgett sent 6 tables, listing counts for 1994/5, 1999, and islands ripe for recolonization. Updated Erwin and Korschgen with points from the 2 MA seabird databases. Selected out 1999 active sites and saved as leterecent.shp; selected points active in 1994/95 as maletehist.shp. Scored [si] active (1999) as 10; others used in past as 4 (probably marginal since didn't go back).
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Projection: NAD 83 UTM meters, zone 19
Format: shapefile
Keywords: least tern