Colony Name: Lillard Lane - Louisville
Colony Code: Blount-3
County: Blount

Geographical Location.
    Physiographic Province: PIF 13 (Southern Ridge and Valley); BCR 28 (Appalachian Mountains)
    Latitude and Longitude: 35.8125 and -84.03333
        How Obtained: Estimated using DeLorme Tennessee Atlas & Gazetteer

Nearest City/Town: Alcoa
Distance: 3 miles
Directions from town to colony: From intersection of U.S. 129 and Louisville Road, go west on Louisville Road approximately three miles and turn left on Miser Station Road. Cross bridge and take first right onto Little Dug Gap Road. Go approximately 1/4 mile and turn right onto Lillard Lane. Go past veterinarian's office and continue on narrow paved road between fenced fields. Go over hill and shortly before log structure on right, look across the field on your left to tall trees where the nests are easily seen.
Owner: Lillard Lane is a private road and heronry may be on land owned by the vet.
    Address:
Management Plan: None

Description.
    General Description: Site is a fenced pasture with trees.
    General Habitat: Bottomland Hardwood; Riparian/River, Stream
    Specific Habitat: Mixed Trees
    Species of nest trees: Sycamore
    Size: Two trees

History.
    First found in 2005.

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 4 April 8	Great Blue Heron	Pre-nesting	Actual Count	--	6	6	4 ?	0	4
May 8	Great Blue Heron	Unfledged Young; Eggs in Nest ?	Actual Count	Actual Count	4	8	6	16	6
May 22	Great Blue Heron	Eggs in Nest	Actual Count	Actual Count	2	8	5	18	5

Comments: April 4 and 8 - Six nests observed in large Sycamore across fenced pasture of Lillard Veterinarian. May 8 - In addition to the six nests previously observed on April 8, a new nest was observed in a dead pine to the right of the log building on the right side of Lillard Lane. This tree had two nests, one with an adult feeding three young and an adult sitting low in the second nest possibly incubating eggs. The adult was observed rising from the nest and then putting its head back into the nest (moving eggs or young ?) before settling back onto the nest. May 22 - Six nests observed in large Sycamore and two nests in a dead pine as previous. One juvenile flew from one nest in the Sycamore to a lower branch. One adult flew in and feed a young. In the pine tree, three juveniles were active in one nest. An adult sat on the edge of the lower nest, but didn't appear to have any young.