Moss Bend Road - Caney Fork River
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Moss Bend Road - Caney Fork River |
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Colony Name:
Moss Bend Road - Caney Fork River
Colony Code: Smith-1
County:
Smith
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:
25 miles
Directions from town to colony:
Part of the heronry can be seen from I-40 but most of it
cannot be seen from there (unless you get out on the side of I-40 and walk
around a bit). You can view the heronry at a distance of 400-500 yards from
the end of Moss Bend Road. Getting to the end of Moss Bend Road is
complicated. Start at the south end of the Center Hill Dam and take Route 141
west about 4 miles to Betty's Island Road on the right (and across railroad
tracks). Turn right on Betty's Island Road and continue on it about a mile
and turn right on Moss Bend Road. Follow it to its end and view the heronry
off to the northwest. A scope is needed.
Owner: Unknown
Address:
Management Plan: None
Description.
General Description: The heronry is on the south side of
I-40 near mile marker 266 at the second-to-easternmost of the I-40 bridges over the
Caney Fork River.
General Habitat:
Specific Habitat:
Species of nest trees:
Size: 5-7 hectares
History.
This heronry has been active in the past, probably at least
two years, but perhaps longer. I think it was first noticed by Ken Oeser from
Hendersonville. Carol Williams has reported about it some in the past.
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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 |
| Previous | Great Blue Heron | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2008 | Great Blue Heron | 41+ | 53 nests, most active | 0 | 50+ |
2008
Survey Results.
Survey Dates:
March 14 and March 29
Survey Vantage Point:
Primary Observers: Stephen J. Stedman, 2675 Lakeland
Drive, Cookeville, TN 38506, 931-372-3763 (office),
sstedman@tntech.edu.
Additional Observers: Ken
Oeser, 102 Chesire Place,
Hendersonville, TN 37075, 615-264-1877,
ken.oeser@vanderbilt.edu.;
Carol D. Williams, cdenson@dtccom.net.
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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 |
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March 14 |
Great Blue Heron | Building | Visual Estimate | Actual Count | 38+ | 40 | most | 0 | 40 |
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March 29 |
Great Blue Heron | Building; Eggs in Nest | Actual Count | Actual Count | 41+ | 53 | most | 0 | 50+ |
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