florida shorebird database 2015 map & table credit: whitney haskell

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!