. Ecology of Buzzards Bay : an estuarine profile . (**> Fig. The piping plover {Charadrius meiodus) Photo by D. Goehringer extending from the Florida Keys and the Bahamas to the Lesser Antilles. Buzzards Bay represents an important locale for this species; approximately 60% of the northeast population nests on Bird Island in Buzzards Bay (l ,650 nesting pairs in 1984; Fish and Wildlife Service 1989; B. Blodgett. Mas- sachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Spe- cies Program, personal communication). As is true for the piping plover, the roseate tern population was significantl
. Ecology of Buzzards Bay : an estuarine profile . (**> Fig. The piping plover {Charadrius meiodus) Photo by D. Goehringer extending from the Florida Keys and the Bahamas to the Lesser Antilles. Buzzards Bay represents an important locale for this species; approximately 60% of the northeast population nests on Bird Island in Buzzards Bay (l ,650 nesting pairs in 1984; Fish and Wildlife Service 1989; B. Blodgett. Mas- sachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Spe- cies Program, personal communication). As is true for the piping plover, the roseate tern population was significantly decreased in the late 1800's be- cause of hunting associated with the millinery trade. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 facilitated recovery of this species in the northeast to about 8,500 nesting pairs by the 1930"s; however, the population decreased to roughly pairs by 1977 because of increased numbers of nesting her- ring gulls and great black-backed gulls and increased human activities ( Fish and Wildlife Service 1989). Extensive efforts have been undertaken to increase the species" nesting population and to ex- pand the breeding range through a recovery pro- gram for the northeastern population. The goals of this program are to increase the species' nesting population to 5,000 pairs within at least six colo- nies in its current northeast range and hopefully ef- fect an ultimate return to 1930's levels ( Fish and Wildlife Service 1989).
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