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Status of Colonies of Land Wading Birds in South Florida.

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Date Issued:
1973-06-06
Abstract:
Colonies of wood storks, Nyeteria americana, and other wading birds were surveyed in South Florida, excluding Everglades National park, and the locations of colonies during 1971 and 1972 were given. Populations of birds were estimated by direct aerial and ground counts. A total of 1368 breeding pairs of wood storks were counted in 1971, of which 1200 were found in Corkscrew Swamp. About 1500 storks were fledged in 1971 but only 200 fledged in 1972. Most other large wading birds did not breed in 1971 because of drought; however, about 37,000 pair (including 10,000 cattle egrets) nested in 1972.
Title: Status of Colonies of Land Wading Birds in South Florida.
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Name(s): National Audubon Society
United States. Department of the Interior. South Florida Environmental Project.
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Technical Report
Issuance: monographic
Date Issued: 1973-06-06
Publisher: United States. Department of Commerce. National Technical Information Service
Physical Form: electronic resource
Extent: 18 pages, map, 28 cm
Language(s): English
Abstract: Colonies of wood storks, Nyeteria americana, and other wading birds were surveyed in South Florida, excluding Everglades National park, and the locations of colonies during 1971 and 1972 were given. Populations of birds were estimated by direct aerial and ground counts. A total of 1368 breeding pairs of wood storks were counted in 1971, of which 1200 were found in Corkscrew Swamp. About 1500 storks were fledged in 1971 but only 200 fledged in 1972. Most other large wading birds did not breed in 1971 because of drought; however, about 37,000 pair (including 10,000 cattle egrets) nested in 1972.
Identifier: FI07053151 (IID), 1047115 (digitool), fiu:25251 (fedora), AAC5275QF
Note(s): Electronic reproduction. [Florida] : State University System of Florida, PALMM Project, 2007. Mode of access: World Wide Web. Electronic version created 2007, State University System of Florida.
Subject(s): Waterfowl -- Florida
Charadriiformes
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/feol/FI07053151.pdf
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/feol/FI07053151.jpg
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Host Institution: FIU