Sycamore Shoals State Park - Watauga River
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Sycamore Shoals State Park - Watauga River |
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Colony Name:
Sycamore Shoals State Park - Watauga River
Colony Code: Carter-3
County:
Carter
Geographical
Location.
Physiographic Province:
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How
Obtained:
Elevation:
Nearest City/Town:
Elizabethton
Distance:
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Description.
General Description:
General Habitat:
Riparian/River, Stream
Specific Habitat:
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History.
This is part of three breeding sites--Moose Lodge, Black
Bottom, and Sycamore Shoals State Park, for Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, along a
1 to 1.5 miles section of the Watauga River, from Sycamore Shoals State Park
upstream to the Gilbert Peters bridge. All nests are in a riparian corridor
along the Watauga River. Yellow-crowned Night-Herons have nested in this area
since at least 1978.
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Cumulative Breeding Summary |
| Year | Species | Maximum Number Adults Observed |
Total Number Active Nests |
Total Number Young in Nests |
| 2007 | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | 1 | ||
| 2008 | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Not Active | --- | --- |
2008
Survey Results.
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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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2008 |
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Not Active | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Comments: The one lone nest is not being used this year, but was active in 2007. |
