Oaklands Mansion - Murfreesboro
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Oaklands Mansion - Murfreesboro |
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Colony Name:
Oaklands Mansion - Murfreesboro
Colony Code: Rutherford-3
County:
Rutherford
Geographical
Location.
Physiographic Province:
PIF 14 (Interior Low Plateaus [Central Basin]); BCR 24 (Central Hardwoods)
Latitude and Longitude:
How Obtained:
Nearest City/Town:
Murfreesboro
Distance:
In town
Directions from town to colony:
Owner: State of Tennessee
Address:
Management Plan: None
Description.
General Description:
General Habitat:
Specific Habitat:
Deciduous Trees; Spring with fresh water creek runoff.
Species of nest trees:
Size:
History.
Yellow-crowned
Night-Herons have nested at this site for some time.
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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 | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2008 | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
2008
Survey Results.
Survey Dates:
June 5, 2008
Survey Vantage Point: On Foot
Primary Observers: Terry J. Witt, 507 Highland Terrace,
Murfreesboro, TN 37130, 615-890-0942,
terrywitt@bellsouth.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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June 5 |
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Unfledged Young | Actual Count | Actual Count | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Comments: June 5 - Two nests present all spring. One tree fell within the past week destroying that nest. |
