Cub Creek - Cross Creeks
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Colony Name:
Cub Creek - Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge
Colony Code: Stewart-1
County: Stewart
Geographical
Location.
Physiographic Province:
PIF 14 (Interior Low Plateaus [Western Highland Rim])
Latitude and Longitude:
Elevation:
Nearest City/Town:
Dover
Distance:
Directions from town to colony:
Owner: Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge
Address: 643 Wildlife Road, Dover, TN 37058, 931-232-7477,
crosscreeks@fws.gov.
Management Plan: None
Description.
General Description: Colony is located along Old Highway
76 as you travel from Highway 79 to Indian Mound. Colony is on the right side of
the road at Cub Creek.
General Habitat:
Riparian/River, Stream
Specific Habitat:
Bottomland Hardwood, Mixed Trees, Shrub Swamp Wooded Swamp,
Beaver Ponded Area
Species of nest trees:
Sycamores
Size:
History.
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Cumulative Breeding Summary |
| Year | Species | Maximum Number Adults Observed |
Total Number Active Nests |
Total Number Young Seen in Nests |
Estimated Breeding Pairs |
| 2008 | Great Blue Heron | 18 | 24 | 47 | 24 |
2008
Survey Results.
Survey Dates:
April 2, 2008
(12:30-12:50 p.m.)
Survey Vantage Point:
On-Site visit
Primary Observers: Mitz Bailey, 108 Fort Henry Drive, Dover, TN,
37058, 931-232-8455,
sherrybailey@bellsouth.net. Contact at Cross Creeks NWR, Linda Green,
931-232-7477, crosscreeks@fws.gov.
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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 |
| April 2 | Great Blue Heron | Pre-nesting; Building | Actual Count | Actual Count | 18 | 30 | 14 | -- | 14 |
| June 5 | Great Blue Heron | Unfledged Young | Actual Count | Actual Count | 2 | 28 | 24 | 47 | 24 |
| Comments: Seven adults sitting on nests and 7 adults standing on nests. |
