Dry Valley Road - Cookeville
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Photo: D. J. Stanley |
| A view of the Dry Valley Road heronry. |
Colony Name:
Dry Valley Road - Cookeville
Colony Code: Putman-1
County:
Putman
Geographical
Location.
Physiographic Province:
PIF 14 (Interior Low Plateaus [Eastern Highland Rim]); BCR 24 (Central
Hardwoods)
Latitude and Longitude:
How
Obtained:
Nearest City/Town:
Cookeville
Distance:
3 miles
Directions from town to colony:
Drive east on Route 70N to Dry Valley Road. Drive north
on Dry Valley Road about 1.7 miles to a point about 0.2 miles north of
fenced utility building on the east. The heronry is about 300 meters east of
Dry Valley Road.
Owner: Unknown
Address:
Management Plan: None
Description.
General Description: The nests are in 2 or 3 large
deciduous trees.
General Habitat:
Woodlot in Suburban/Agricultural Area
Specific Habitat:
Deciduous Trees
Species of nest trees:
probably oaks/hickories
Size: >1 hectare
History.
This colony was active beginning at least as early as spring 2005, but it was larger
this year than in any past year than in any past year when surveyed.
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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 |
| 2005 | Great Blue Heron | Presumably active based on sighting of nests (BHS) in December 2005. | -- | -- | -- |
| 2006 | Great Blue Heron | Presumably active based on sighting of nests (BHS) in December 2005. | -- | -- | -- |
| 2007 | Great Blue Heron | Presumably active but no specific data available. | -- | -- | -- |
| 2008 | Great Blue Heron | 16+ | 12 | 0 | 12 |
2008
Survey Results.
Survey Dates:
February 7, March 4, March 13, and March 20
Survey Vantage Point:
Primary Observers: Stephen J. Stedman, 2675 Lakeland
Drive, Cookeville, TN 38506, 931-372-3763 (office),
sstedman@tntech.edu.
Additional Observers:
Barbara H. Stedman and D. J. Stanley (photo)
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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 |
| February 7 | Great Blue Heron | Pre-nesting; Building | Actual Count | Actual Count | 8 | 8 | -- | -- | -- |
| March 4 | Great Blue Heron | Building; probable Eggs in Nest | Actual Count | Actual Count | 7 | 8 | -- | -- | -- |
| March 13 | Great Blue Heron | Probable Eggs in Nest | Actual Count | Visual Estimate | 15 | 15 | -- | -- | -- |
| March 20 | Great Blue Heron | Probable Eggs in Nest | Actual Count | Visual Estimate | 16+ | 15 | 12 | --- | 12 |
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