Flynn Creek Road - Jackson County
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Colony Name:
Flynn Creek Road - Jackson County
Colony Code: Jackson-1
County:
Jackson
Geographical
Location.
Physiographic Province:
PIF 14 (Interior Low Plateaus [Eastern Highland Rim])
Latitude and Longitude:
How Obtained:
Nearest City/Town:
Cookeville/Gainesboro
Distance:
20 miles/12 miles
Directions from town to colony:
From Cookeville: Take Route 290 (Gainesboro Grade) NW from Cookeville to Route 56 and turn
right (north). Go north about 0.25 mile and turn left (west) on Flynn Creek Road. Continue
about 4-5 mile and the heronry is high on the hill on the left (west). From
Gainesboro: Take Route 56 south about 8 miles and turn west (right) onto
Flynn Creek Road. Go 4-5 miles, and look for the heronry high on the hill on
the left (west).
Owner:
Private - Unknown
Address:
Management Plan: None
Description.
General Description: Site is a hill top with tall
deciduous trees.
General Habitat:
Deciduous Woodland.
Specific Habitat:
Species of nest trees:
Size: About 3-5 hectares
History.
This colony has been active for the past few
years.
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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 |
| For several years | Great Blue Heron | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2008 | Great Blue Heron | 37 | 15+ | 0 | 15+ |
2008
Survey Results.
Survey Dates:
March 2, March 10, March 14, and March 21
Survey Vantage Point:
Primary Observers: Michael J. Hawkins
Additional Observers:
March 14 - Stephen J. Stedman, 2675 Lakeland
Drive, Cookeville, TN 38506, 931-372-3763 (office),
sstedman@tntech.edu.
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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 |
| March 2 | Great Blue Heron | Pre-nesting | Visual Estimate | Actual Count | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| March 10 | Great Blue Heron | Pre-nesting; Building | Visual Estimate | Actual Count | 26 | 30 | 5+ | 0 | 10+ |
| March 14 | Great Blue Heron | Building | Actual Count | Actual Count | 26 | 28 | 15+ | 0 | 15+ |
| March 21 | Great Blue Heron | Building | Visual Estimate | Actual Count | 37 | 10+ | 7+ | 0 | 10+ |
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