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2008
Least Tern & Snowy Plover Project
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| July
22 - Least
Tern Numbers 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 |
| 7/22/08 |
454 |
69 |
385 |
0 |
0 |
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0/1 dead
fledglings |
0 |
| Fledglings: |
Inside Preserve:
9 (flying) |
Inside Front Yard:
31 |
Seen on the Beach:
100 |
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Comments:
As you can
see, the season appears to be quickly coming to a close.
All the surviving chicks are now fledglings, and very
few are still hanging out inside the Preserve. They were
primarily seen loafing on the beach this morning. We did
not see any at the Santa Ana river mouth — just
one adult fishing there. There are still several nests
with eggs in the Preserve & Front Yard that are now
considered abandoned. We will probably begin clean-up
next week.
I'll keep you posted. . .
-Cyndie
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