florida shorebird database 2015 map & table credit: whitney haskell
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Florida Shorebird Database2015
Map & table credit: Whitney Haskell
Timucuan partnership routes surveyed at least once during the 2015 nesting season
Route coverage: summary stats
• 19 routes surveyed at least once in 2015 (of 23 routes)
• 8 routes surveyed during all six windows = “Gold Star” routes!
Route survey details
Route Name
March
18-24
April15-21
May13-19
June10-16
July08-14
August
05-11
Summary
Amelia Island State Park Y Y Y Y Y Y 6Big Talbot North Y Y Y Y Y Y 6Big Talbot South Y Y Y Y Y Y 6Dayson Basin NULL Y Y Y Y Y 4East Point Shoreline Route NULL Y Y NULL Y Y 4Fort Clinch complete route NULL Y Y Y Y Y 5Hanna Park Y Y Y Y Y Y 6Huguenot Memorial Park Y Y Y NULL Y Y 5Lake Tomroy to Pond C Route NULL Y Y Y Y Y 5Lighterage Area NULL Y Y Y Y Y 5Little Bird Island NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL 0Little Talbot Island Y Y Y Y Y Y 6Mayport Beach Y Y Y Y Y Y 6Pond A Transect NULL Y Y Y Y Y 5Pond B Transect NULL Y Y Y Y Y 5Pond D Transect NULL Y Y Y Y Y 5S. AmeliaRiverBirdIslandAMOY Y Y Y Y Y Y 6SAISS Project Omni Amelia Island Plantation NULL Y Y Y Y Y 5Sawpit Y Y Y Y Y Y 6
Duval County rooftops
Roof Name
March
18-24
April15-21
May13-19
June10-16
July08-14
August
05-11
Summary
101S Rooftop Terns NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL NULL 0109 Rooftop Terns NULL NULL NULL NULL Y NULL 1337 Baltimore St Y Y Y Y Y Y 6451 Baltimore St Y Y Y Y Y Y 6AmSouth, Jacksonville NULL Y NULL NULL NULL NULL 1Anheuser-Busch Jacksonville Brewery NULL Y Y Y Y Y 5Bank of America, San Pablo Family Center NULL NULL Y Y NULL NULL 2Bldg.101 Rooftop Terns NULL NULL NULL NULL Y NULL 1Bowling Alley Y Y Y Y Y Y 6Breidert Air Products NULL Y NULL Y NULL NULL 2Building 1554 Y Y Y Y Y Y 6Burlington Coat Factory NULL Y NULL Y NULL NULL 2Gateway Mall - Supervisor of elections NULL Y Y NULL NULL NULL 2Gateway Mall, North building NULL Y Y NULL NULL NULL 2
Duval County rooftops (continued)
Roof Name
March
18-24
April15-21
May13-19
June10-16
July08-14
August
05-11
Summary
Humana Health Building NULL Y NULL NULL NULL NULL 1JC Penny store NULL Y Y Y NULL Y 4Mayport Naval Station NULL Y NULL Y NULL NULL 2NCP Solutions NULL NULL Y Y NULL NULL 2Pablo Plaza - South End NULL Y Y Y Y Y 5Prime Osborn Convention Center NULL Y Y NULL NULL NULL 2Publix - Medical and Merchants Center NULL NULL NULL Y NULL NULL 1Seacoast Academy NULL Y Y Y Y Y 5SLS Building, Busch Drive NULL Y Y Y Y Y 5Sports Authority (Vacant) NULL Y Y Y Y Y 5Uptons NULL NULL Y Y NULL NULL 2Vista Del Mar NULL Y Y Y Y Y 5Winn-Dixie #162, Pablo Station NULL NULL Y Y NULL NULL 2Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. NULL Y Y NULL NULL NULL 2
Nesting in the Timucuan
Partnership:
by species
Total sites: 8
Complete: 4Abandoned: 2Unknown: 2
American Oystercatcher
American Oystercatcher
234 sites
Total sites: 4
Complete: 2Unknown: 2
Black-necked Stilt
Black-necked Stilt
136 sites
Total sites: 6Unknown: 5
Incomplete: 1
Killdeer
Killdeer33 sites
Total sites: 5
Complete: 4Unknown: 1
Willet
Willet14 sites
Total sites: 39
Complete: 27Abandoned: 6Unknown: 6
Wilson’s Plover
Wilson’s Plover264 sites
Snowy Plover430 sites
(80 recorded as renests)
Local causes of solitary nest loss (n = 8) Ghost Crabs
113%
Predation1
13%
Unknown6
75%
Least Ternground sites
Number of colonies with confirmed nesting 5
Number of colonies with records of flightless chicks 3
Number of colonies with records of flight-capable juveniles
2
Least Tern104 ground sites
Sandwich Tern
Laughing GullNumber of colonies with records of flightless chicks
1
Number of colonies with records of flight-capable juveniles
1
Royal TernNumber of colonies with records of flightless chicks 1
Number of colonies with records of flight-capable juveniles
1
Number of colonies with records of flightless chicks 1
Number of colonies with records of flight-capable juveniles
1
One colony with 3 species
Sandwich Tern6 sites
Laughing Gull15 sites
Royal Tern7 sites
Caspian Tern6 sites
Gull-billed Tern7 sites
Sooty Tern2 sites
Black Skimmer29 ground sites
Brown Pelican19 sites
Local causes of colony loss (2 colonies)
• Human intrusion• Overwash• Unknown
8 Least Tern sites
ACTIVE ROOFTOPS IN THE TIMUCUAN PARTNERSHIP
Number of rooftops with confirmed nesting 3
Number of rooftops with records of flight-capable juveniles
0
1 Killdeer siteNumber of rooftops with confirmed nesting 1
Number of rooftops with records of flight-capable juveniles
0
What’s to come…
• Quality control of 2015 data• FSD will reopen for data entry in
March 2016 (always open for data retrieval!)
• Winter shorebird/International Piping Plover survey coming soon!Thank you all for your participation in
Florida’s shorebird monitoring program!