Tennessee Clay Target Complex -
Cumberland River
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Photo: Jan K. Shaw |
| Looking from the east bank to the west bank of the Cumberland River where the majority of the nests are located. |
Colony Name:
Tennessee Clay Target Complex - Cumberland River
Colony Code: Davidson-1
County: Davidson
Geographical
Location.
Physiographic Province:
PIF 14 (Interior Low Plateaus [Central Basin]); BCR 24 (Central Hardwoods)
Latitude and Longitude:
Nearest City/Town:
Nashville
Distance:
Directions from town to colony:
From Nashville, take I-40 W to Briley Parkway North, then
exit 25 for County Hospital Road west. Turn right into the Clay Target
Complex and drive to the end of road.
Owner: East side - Tennessee
Clay Target Complex. West side - Unknown.
Address: 1100 County Hospital Road, Nashville, TN
37218-3025
Management Plan: None
Description.
General Description: Most of the colony is in trees on
hillside of the west bank of the Cumberland River. Smaller number of nests on
east side of river, directly across from colony but a little further inland from
the bank.
General Habitat:
Riparian/River, Stream
Specific Habitat:
Deciduous trees.
Species of nest trees:
Size:
History.
This site was first discovered by
Chris Sloan while driving along Briley Parkway, November 18, 2006, when he
noticed heron nests in trees along the Cumberland River in the distance. No
visit was made to the site prior to April 30, 2008.
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Photo: Jan K. Shaw |
| East side of the Cumberland River where the majority of the nests are located. |
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Photo: Jan K. Shaw |
| Another view of the east side. |
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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 | 64 | 75 | 71 | 75 |
2008
Survey Results.
Survey Dates:
April 30, 2008
(1:00-2:25 p.m.)
Survey Vantage Point:
On-Site Visit--from the bank on the east side (Clay Complex side) of the
river.
Primary Observers: Jan K. Shaw, 5019 Timberhill
Drive, Nashville, TN 37211, 615-331-2231,
jankshaw@aol.com.
Additional Observers:
Hazel Cassel
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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 30 | Great Blue Heron | Unfledged Young | Actual Count | Actual Count | 64 | 78 | 75 | 71 | 75 |
| Comments: Majority of colony was surveyed from across Cumberland River. All nests were in sycamore trees except for one tulip poplar. There were 3 adult and 6 first-year Double-crested Cormorants standing in a tree that had 4 active Great Blue Heron nests in it and no other nests. [Note: In that only one survey was made, it was possible the cormorants had not begun to nest.] There are two trees with nests on the east side of the river (Tennessee Clay Target Complex side), and the rest are on the west side along the bank of the river. |
