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Least Tern Project info
2011
Season
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2008
Least Tern & Snowy Plover Project
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| July
15 - HB
Least Tern numbers report from Cyndie |
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| Date |
Total
Active
Nests
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Total
Depredated
Nests
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Active
Hatched
Nests |
Chicks
in the
Nest |
Chicks
out
of the
Nest |
Number
of
Fledglings |
Number
of
Dead Chicks |
Number
of
Dead Adults |
| 6/04/08 |
367 |
68 |
299 |
2 |
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| 6/10/08 |
407 |
68 |
339 |
40 |
6 |
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6 |
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| 6/17/08 |
440 |
68 |
372 |
47 |
62 |
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62 |
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| 6/24/08 |
451 |
68 |
383 |
101 |
125 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
| 7/08/08 |
454 |
69 |
385 |
5 |
75 |
105 |
10/1 dead
fledglings |
0 |
| 7/15/08 |
454 |
69 |
385 |
0 |
21 |
77 |
5/5 dead
fledglings |
0 |
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Comments:
It appears as though the nesting for the season may be done
- we still haven't seen any more courting or adults sitting
on the ground, etc. Most of the nests that are still left
that contain eggs are most likely failed nests at this point.
There are only a couple of birds still incubating. Parents
are continuing to feed their chicks/fledglings inside the
Preserve and Front Yard. There are many fledglings flying
around inside and outsidie the preserve, making it more
difficult to count them!
We'll check again
next week . . .
—Cyndie
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