Touliatos - Memphis
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Touliatos - Memphis |
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Colony Name:
Touliatos - Memphis
Colony Code: Shelby-1
County:
Shelby
Geographical
Location.
Physiographic Province:
PIF 04 (East Coastal Plain); BCR 27 (Southeastern Coastal Plain)
Latitude and Longitude:
35.06155 and -89.99613
How
Obtained:
Nearest City/Town:
Memphis
Distance:
Directions from town to colony:
Site is one mile east of US 61 and one mile south of
I-55/240.
Owner: Plato Touliatos
Address: 2020 East Brooks Road, Memphis, TN
Management Plan: None
Description.
General Description: Site is a very large nursery located
south of Nonconnah Creek
General Habitat:
Large commercial nursery in wooded area near Nonconnah Creek
Specific Habitat:
Deciduous Trees; Evergreen Trees
Species of nest trees:
Crepe Myrtle; pine trees
Size:
History.
This heronry was
established in 1994 (Touliatos).
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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 |
| 1994-2007 | Green Heron | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2008 | Green Heron | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2008
Survey Results.
Survey Dates:
May 6 (9:15-9:30 a.m.)
Survey Vantage Point: On Foot
Primary Observers: Martha G. Waldron, 1014 Murray Hill
Lane, Memphis, TN 38120-2674, 901-747-3004,
mwaldron@southwest.tn.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 |
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May 6 |
Green Heron | Pre-nesting | Actual Count | Actual Count | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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