TABLE I ACTIVE GREAT BLUE HERON COLONIES ON P.E.I. IN 1981

Total Number Number of Location of Nests Active Nests Census‘Conducted by: Courtin Island I 380 5 380 Ian Scott, Gerald and (estimate) Alanagh MacDougall, Penelope Player, Dana Pushie Oulton's Island 375 355 Gerald and Alanagh Mac Dougall, Penelope Player, Dana Pushie Rustico Island 122 86 P.E.I. National Park staff Blooming Point 26 20 Paul Strain, Colin MacKinnon Glenfinnan Island 250 E 250 Geoff Hogan, Bea Hayward, (minimum) David Godbout Boughton Island 200 160 John Wright, Bruce Smith, (estimate) Austin Scales Herring Island 201 184117 Debbie Peters, Bill and Elizabeth Glen, Sid Watts, Martinus Rose Cherry Island 31 26 Catherine Herring, Adam Herring, Garth Herring Governors Island 248 ' 202 Richard Holden, Delbert Reeves, Glen MacEachern St. Peters Island 63 52 Anne Landry, Karen Lowther, Ann MacPhail 1,896 1,715 TABLE II INACTIVE GREAT BLUE HERON COLONIES ON P.E.I. IN 1981 Location Survey Conducted by: (date) Holmans Island Al Smith (May 19 air survey) Several different observers (July) George Island Al Smith (May 19 air survey) North Granville Margaret Mallett (July, 2 days) Thomas Island Debbie Peters, Bill and Elizabeth Glen, Sid Watts,

(Murray Island group) Martinus Rose (June 27)

Judson's Island Geoff Hogan (May 30)

Reference: Smith, A.D. 1980. Great blue heron colonies in the Maritime Provinces. ~Canadian Wildlife Service, Sackville, N.B., 20 pages. (A limited number of copies is available at P.E.I. Fish and Wildlife Division, 3 Queen St., Charlottetown.)

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