Fort Loudoun Dam Overlook - Lenoir City
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Colony Name:
Fort Loudoun Dam Overlook - Lenoir City
Colony Code: Loudon-5
County:
Loudon
Geographical
Location.
Physiographic Province:
PIF 13 (Southern Ridge and Valley); BCR 28 (Appalachian Mountains)
Latitude and Longitude:
35.79593 and -84.24275
How
Obtained: GPS (NAD 83), eBird Google maps
Nearest City/Town:
Lenoir City
Distance:
0 miles
Directions from town to colony:
From the intersection of Routes 321 and 11, take 321
east, turn right at the entrance to Fort Loudoun Dam. Continue to follow
City Park Drive as it curves to the left. Go past the sign for the Overlook
(this is the middle overlook) and park at the next parking area (the topmost
overlook of Fort Loudoun Dam). Walk across City Park Drive and back a short
TVA access path into the woods.
Owner: Tennessee Valley Authority
Address:
Management Plan: None
Description.
General Description: Small wooded area across the road
from Fort Loudoun Dam's topmost overlook. Some of these nests are visible at
the top of a ridge while standing at the St. Thomas heronry.
General Habitat:
Upland Woodland
Specific Habitat:
Mixed Trees
Species of nest trees:
Nests are in a few Sycamores and white pine.
Size: The entire wooded area is 7.6
hectares, but the heronry occupies only a small part of it.
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 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 9+ |
2008
Survey Results.
Survey Dates:
March 16 and April 5 (1:15-1:30 p.m.) and 3:00-3:10 p.m., respectively
Survey Vantage Point:
On Foot
Primary Observers: Carole P. Gobert, 1304 Barcelona Drive,
Knoxville, TN 37923, 865-254-8841,
cpgobert@hotmail.com.
Additional Observers: Tony
King, 110 Lee Drive, Lenoir City, TN, 865-988-6172.
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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 16 | Great Blue Heron | Eggs in Nest | Actual Count | Actual Count | 1+ | 10 | 1+ | 0 | 1+ |
| April 5 | Great Blue Heron | Eggs in Nest | Actual Count | Visual Estimate | 21 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 9+ (perhaps up to 20*) |
| Comments: March 16 - Only one heron seen on a nest. However, Tony King has been back to the site and seen 8-9 herons. He believes that all or most of these are active nests. April 5 - Most of the nests are in Sycamores, but one was in a nearby white pine. Other Great Blue Herons were in the pines and it is suspected they may be building nests there. * Wes James believes that there are about 20 active nests. It is hard to see through the trees and there is no path to them. |
