Photos of the 2013 wading bird census on Stratton Island, Maine. The north side of Stratton Island is dominated by a pygmy maritime deciduous forest that provides vital nesting habitat for a number of wading bird species, including Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Black-crowned Night Heron, Little Blue Heron, and Glossy Ibis. During the annual wading bird census, each nest in the wading bird colony (heronry) is identified and the number of eggs and/or chicks in each is counted and recorded.