Colony Counts

Survey data from the wading bird colony on Bird Island (Jane Isle) in Lake Jesup . Members of the Seminole Audubon Society have conducted the surveys. The colony is identified in the Florida Atlas of Breeding Sites for Herons and Allies as colony 612110.

The surveys have been conducted with binoculars from a pontoon boat situated approximately 50-75 meters from shore. Darrell Leidigh has graciously made the pontoon boat available to us. The counts include only birds that are visible from the boat, many are missed due to thick vegetation.

Wading Birds

May 22, 2001

May 15, 2002

April 8, 2003

May 11, 2003

April 9, 2004 May 26, 2005

double-crested cormorant

2

18

9

5

 142 5

anhinga

3

22

38

53

 20 73

great blue heron

2

11

4

10

 73 5

little blue heron

13

15

7

12

 7 15

cattle egret

216

236

438

450

 64 124

great egret

32

65

9

2

 62 29

snowy egret

49

149

83

51

 58 58

tri-colored heron

10

37

4

29

 7 54

glossy ibis

75

25

58

115

 9 64

white ibis

110

27

45

180

 48 482

roseate spoonbill

 

 

 

1

    

Wood stork

1

 

 

 

   

Other notable species

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American white pelican

 

350+

 

 

65  

brown pelican

 

 

1 imm

 

   

bald eagle

2 adults

2 adults

1 adult 1 Imm

1 adult

 1 adults  

purple gallinule

 

4 adults 2 imm

 

 

2  

 

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