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Tennessee Colonial Wading Birds Breeding Survey Form - 2008
COLONY NAME:
COLONY CODE NUMBER: COLONY (check one): Active _____ Inactive _____
SURVEY DATE: _ _
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-_ _ _ - 2008___ DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS:
No _____ Yes _____
month day
year
OBSERVER(S):
Primary:
Last Name First M.I.
Address:
Email: Telephone: ( )
OBSERVER(S)
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Primary : ___________________________________________Cooperators:
SURVEY VANTAGE POINT (circle
one): On-Site Visit From Boat On Foot From
Vehicle
TIME:
Start _________________
End _________________
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Species |
Predominant Reproductive Stage
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Survey Type |
Number Adults |
Total Number Nests |
Number Active Nests |
Number Young Seen |
Estimated Breeding Pairs |
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Dbl.-cr. Cormorant |
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Anhinga |
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Great Blue Heron |
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Great Egret |
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Snowy Egret |
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Little Blue Heron |
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Cattle Egret |
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Green Heron |
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Bl.-cr. Night-Heron |
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Y.-cr. Night-Heron |
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Comments:___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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COLONY SITE DESCRIPTION: County: Size: hectares (acres/2.5)
Latitude: Longitude:
Explain how lat./long. determined and where standing in relation to heronry if using GPS (NAD 83).
Nearest City/Town: Distance: miles Directions from town to colony:
Owner: Address:
General Description:
Is Colony specifically managed or protected for wading birds? NO YES
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GENERAL HABITAT: (Check as applicable) Bottomland Hardwood Freshwater Island Peninsula
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Riparian/River, Stream Shoreline/Lake, Pond, Impoundment
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Upland Wooded Other: ____________________
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SPECIFIC HABITAT: (Check as applicable) Bottomland Hardwood Cypress Deciduous Trees Evergreen Trees |
Fresh Marsh Mixed Forbs/Shrubs/Grass Mixed Trees Shrub Swamp |
Wooded Swamp Other: ____________________
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Return completed forms to Michael Lee Bierly, 5211 Kentucky Avenue, Nashville, TN 37209-2006 or email mlbierly@bellsouth.net.