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Bimberg Plant - Watauga River

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Colony Name: Bimberg Plant - Watauga River
Colony Code: Carter-4

County: Carter

Geographical Location.
    Physiographic Province:
   
Latitude and Longitude: 36.34403 and -82.25238
        How Obtained: Taken about 150 meters southeast of the nest.

Nearest City/Town: Elizabethton
Distance: 0 miles
Directions from town to colony:
Owner: Unknown
    Address:
Management Plan: None

Description.
    General Description:
Site is an island in the Watauga River.

    General Habitat: Freshwater Island
    Specific Habitat: Deciduous Trees
    Species of nest trees:
    Size: About 0.1 hectare

History.
   

Cumulative Breeding Summary
2008

Year Species Maximum Number Adults Observed Total Number
Active Nests
Total Number
Young Seen in Nests
Estimated Breeding Pairs
2008 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron -- 1 0 1

2008 Survey Results.
    Survey Dates:
May 13 (8:30-8:45 a.m.)
    Survey Vantage Point:
On-Site Visit; On Foot

    Primary Observers:
Fred J. Alsop, III
        Additional Observers:
Murray Wade (Oak Ridge), several TWRA personnel

 

2008 Breeding Surveys

Date Species Reproductive Stage Survey Type (Nests) Survey Type (Adults) Total Number Adults Total Number Nests Number Active Nests Number Young Seen Estimated Breeding Pairs

2008

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron -- Actual Count Actual Count   1 1 -- 1
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