St. Thomas - Fort Loudoun
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St. Thomas - Fort Loudoun |
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Photo: Carole P. Gobert |
| View of the heronry. |
Colony Name:
St. Thomas - Fort Loudoun
Colony Code: Loudon-3
County:
Loudon
Geographical
Location.
Physiographic Province:
PIF 13 (Southern Ridge and Valley); BCR 28 (Appalachian Mountains)
Latitude and Longitude:
35.79958 and -84.24562
How Obtained: eBird Google map
Nearest City/Town:
Lenoir City
Distance:
0
Directions from town to colony:
Going east on 321, take left on St. Thomas after light at
Route 11. Drive to last parking lot at the church. Walk east across field a
short distance. Nests to your left and right.
Owner: Owner may be
St. Thomas Church, not sure
Address:
Management Plan: None
Description.
General Description: Three groups of trees--2 trees of 7
nests, 3+ Sycamores with 24 nests, large oak with 9 nests. Short walk from
church parking lot across mown field to wooded area.
General Habitat:
Upland Woodland
Specific Habitat:
Deciduous Trees; Mixed Forbs/Shrubs/Grass; Mixed Trees
Species of nest trees:
Sycamore and oak trees with the bulk of the nests in two Sycamores.
Size:
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Photo: Carole P. Gobert |
| You walk across this field to the heronry at the rear. |
History.
First found by Tony King in
2008.
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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 | 47 | 42 | 54 | 42 |
2008
Survey Results.
Survey Dates:
March 16,
April 5 and May 13 (1:45-2:15 p.m., 1:50-2:45 p.m. and 5:50-7:10 p.m., respectively)
Survey Vantage Point: On Site; 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 | Visual Estimate | 25+ | 40 | 24+ | 0 | 24+ |
| April 5 | Great Blue Heron | Eggs in Nest | Actual Count | Actual Count | 47 | 48 | 42 | 0 | 42 |
| May 13 | Great Blue Heron | Unfledged Young | Actual Count | Actual Count | 13 | 28 | 26 | 54 | 26+ |
| Comments: March 16 - Didn't have survey form and didn't count all the adults. Saw 14 sitting in nest and at least 10 standing in nests. April 5 - Many nests have sitting herons, while others are still building. There are eight new nests since March 16 visit. We got closer to the nests this time so this is more accurate than the previous report. The two trees with 7 nests still hold 7 nest, but 3 in one tree appear abandoned. Four nests in the second tree are all active. The bulk of the nests are in two Sycamores and none in oak trees. May 13 - Due to the tree leafing out, we could not see many of the nests previously reported. The numbers above are what we could actually see on this date. The field between the church parking lot and the heronry has not been mowed. It is now a meadow full of wildflowers and butterflies. We again walked across the field to the heronry. |
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