Roaring River Road - Gainesboro
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Roaring River Road - Gainesboro |
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Colony Name:
Roaring River Road - Gainesboro
Colony Code: Jackson-3
County:
Jackson
Geographical
Location.
Physiographic Province:
PIF 14 (Interior Low Plateaus [Eastern Highland Rim]); BCR 24 (Central
Hardwoods)
Latitude and Longitude:
How
Obtained:
Nearest City/Town:
Gainesboro
Distance:
6-7 miles
Directions from town to colony:
Take Route 53 from Gainesboro east about 2 miles to Route
135 on the right. Turn right on Route 135 and continue about 2 miles to
Roaring River Road on the left. Turn left onto Roaring River Road and in
about 3 mile the heronry is on the right and back 200 yards.
Owner:
Unknown
Address:
Management Plan: None
Description.
General Description:
General Habitat:
Specific Habitat:
Species of nest trees:
Size:
History.
This heronry was found for the first time in 2008 during
the Jackson BirdBlitz (April 26).
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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 | 4+ | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2008
Survey Results.
Survey Dates:
April 26 and April 27
Survey Vantage Point:
Primary Observers: Barbara H. Stedman, 2675 Lakeland
Drive, Cookeville, TN 38506, 931-528-3820,
birdsongteam@charter.net.
Additional Observers:
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 |
| April 26 | Great Blue Heron | Eggs in Nest (probably) | Actual Count | Actual Count | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| April 27 | Great Blue Heron | Eggs in Nest (probably) | Actual Count | Actual Count | 4+ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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