Mill Bight A - 2017 - Cumulative Survey View

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Mill Bight A - 2017 - Cumulative Survey View

Summer 2017 - Cumulative Counts through 2017-08-24

16 Maximum adult PG count
33.25 Total volunteer hours
Cumulative count of visited burrows
- 0 burrows visited w/o prey
- 1 burrows visited w prey
- 1 either visit

Colony Wide Data	click on any date to see its details
	06-05	06-16	06-19	06-26	06-29	07-07	07-15	07-21	07-28	08-04	08-13	08-17	08-24
	counts per survey date
# adult PG	5	11	9	16	8	10	11	12	12	12	12	9	7
vol hours	2.75	2.75	2.25	3.25	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.25	2.5
Observed Burrow Visits show legend Legend for Burrow Visits Graphical Display: Each row represents one burrow. Each survey-date is represented by two columns (left) VB (observations of visits without prey), .. bar height represents # of visits to that burrow .. gray background => there was a visit to the burrow on this or a previous survey date (right) FB ( observations of visits with prey). .. bar height represents # of prey delivered to that burrow .. blue background => there was a prey delivery to the burrow on this or a previous survey date Color-coding of bars ( noprey) ( sculpin) ( gunnels) ( other) Hint: hover over any bar below to see the underlying data close legend
burrow	06-05	06-16	06-19	06-26	06-29	07-07	07-15	07-21	07-28	08-04	08-13	08-17	08-24
1
total
# of unique burrows visited
VB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
FB	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-
Tot	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-

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2017-06-05 @ Mill Bight A

Survey start time: 7:50, Observers: Joy Gold
adult PG count today: 5
total volunteer hours: 2.75

no burrow data entered

survey.note - No activity

Birds came and went; at leaving time 1 remained across from burrow, so perhaps there was a bird in the burrow, but no observed visits.

2017-06-16 @ Mill Bight A

Survey start time: 7:30, Observers: Joy Gold
adult PG count today: 11
total volunteer hours: 2.75

no burrow data entered

disturbance - Kingfishers (8:05 - 8:15) (fly off water) Pair of kingfishers were loudly calling; PIGU dispersed but came back.

2017-06-19 @ Mill Bight A

Survey start time: 7:30, Observers: Joy Gold
adult PG count today: 9
total volunteer hours: 2.25

no burrow data entered

survey.note - pair mating?

A pair appeared to be mating on the beach.

2017-06-26 @ Mill Bight A

Survey start time: 7:15, Observers: Laura Millieville
adult PG count today: 16
total volunteer hours: 3.25

no burrow data entered

2017-06-29 @ Mill Bight A

Survey start time: 07:10, Observers: Carol Langford
adult PG count today: 8
total volunteer hours: 2.5

no burrow data entered

survey.note - Site-Wide Activity

08:10 PIGU = 7 at start, 3 at middle and 3 at end of count. No PIGU approached the near shore. Belted Kingfisher's nesting nearby.

2017-07-07 @ Mill Bight A

Survey start time: 0745, Observers: Joy Cold
adult PG count today: 10
total volunteer hours: 2.5

burrow	noprey	sculpin	gunnels	other
1	-	-	-	1
total	-	-	-	1

disturbance - ( - ) ()

survey.note -

survey.note - Deer Swimming

08:35 deer swims across sound through group of PIGU. PIGU unaffected.

2017-07-15 @ Mill Bight A

Survey start time: 07:00, Observers: Carol Langford
adult PG count today: 11
total volunteer hours: 2.5

burrow	noprey	sculpin	gunnels	other
1	-	-	1	-
total	-	-	1	-

disturbance - Person on Beach (06:50 - 07:00) (flee bluff or beach) Two PIGU flew from burrow area as surveyor walked up beach toward the survey area. Surveyor did not approach within 30 feet of the burrow.

survey.note - PIGU on shore

07:02 - Two PIGU on shore, two PIGU in water about 10-15 feet from shore

survey.note - PIGU Remain on Shore

07:15 - Two PIGU remain on shore.

survey.note - PIGU Leave Shore

07:29 - One PIGU walked from shore to water, then flew away. At 07:30 second PIGU flew away in same northward direction as first PIGU

survey.note - PIGU Vocalizing

07:42 Seven PIGU within 2-10 meters of shore, one has a gunnel in beak, all faced toward the shore, vocalizing as if calling out in direction of burrow.

2017-07-21 @ Mill Bight A

Survey start time: 07:17, Observers: Carol Langford
adult PG count today: 12
total volunteer hours: 2.5

burrow	noprey	sculpin	gunnels	other
1	-	-	3	-
total	-	-	3	-

disturbance - Person on Beach (0818 - ) (flee bluff or beach) PIGU flew away from near shore at approach of person on beach, as survey was finished did not remain to document the end of the disturbance

survey.note - Gunnel in Beak - not delivered

07:10 Seven PIGU in immediate area, one with a gunnel in beak 07:20 All PIGU leave area

survey.note - Gunnel in Beak

07:29 PIGU flys into immediate area with gunnel in beak, soon joined by 5-8 additional PIGU 07:36 all birds fly away from shore area including PIGU with fish in beak 07:38 four PIGU fly towards shore/burrow including PIGU with gunnel. Three PICU veer off moments before reaching bank/burrow

survey.note - Gunnel in Beak

07:54 PIGU with gunnel in beak flys into area, almost immediately departs area making a couple of large circles before returning to area but farther off shore 07:57 Sunshine! Gunnel delivered to burrow, PIGU immediately leaves burrow

survey.note - Gunnel in Beak

08:15 PIGU arrives in area with gunnel in beak 08:17 Gunnel delivered to burrow. PIGU immediately leaves burrow.

2017-07-28 @ Mill Bight A

Survey start time: 0700, Observers: Joy Gold
adult PG count today: 12
total volunteer hours: 2.5

burrow	noprey	sculpin	gunnels	other
1	-	-	4	-
total	-	-	4	-

2017-08-04 @ Mill Bight A

Survey start time: 0708, Observers: Carol Langford
adult PG count today: 12
total volunteer hours: 2.5

burrow	noprey	sculpin	gunnels	other
1	-	-	1	-
total	-	-	1	-

disturbance - Belted Kingfisher Fly-Over (07:53 - ) (flee bluff or beach) A group of PIGU were on beach but flew away as Belted Kingfisher "buzzed" the group, they did not regroup on or near shore

survey.note - PIGU with fish in beak

07:14 PIGU with fish in beak flys in to off shore area - lost sight of bird, did not see what happened to fish

survey.note - PIGU near shore

07:17 ten PIGU in near shore area

survey.note - PIGU near shore

07:26 now twelve PIGU in near shore area

survey.note - PIGU on the beach

07:38 Four PIGU on shore, total of ten in immediate area

survey.note - PIGU on the beach

07:49 Nine PIGU on shore 07:50 Ten PIGU on shore, preening, resting, jockeying for position, all clustered close together

survey.note - Buzzed by Belted Kingfisher

07:52 Belted Kingfisher fly over, very low, all PIGU on shore flew away

survey.note - One PIGU returns with fish

08:05 One PIGU returns of off shore area with fish in beak 08:06 fish (gunnel) delivery

survey.note - One PIGU returns with fish

08:15 One PIGU arrives in area with a gunnel in beak, lands briefly in water,takes off, makes one wide-circular flight, then flies directly to burrow and delivers fish to burrow.

2017-08-13 @ Mill Bight A

Survey start time: 07:08, Observers: Carol Langford
adult PG count today: 12
total volunteer hours: 2.5

no burrow data entered

survey.note - No PGU near shoreline

07:08 Five adult PIGU in water, maybe 150 yards off shore

survey.note - PIGU near shore behavior

08:00 During survey three PIGU swam near shoreline but no calling/vocalization, no apparent interaction with burrow

2017-08-17 @ Mill Bight A

Survey start time: 06:45, Observers: Carol Langford
adult PG count today: 9
total volunteer hours: 2.25

no burrow data entered

survey.note - PIGU disbursed on water

06:45 On starting survey nine PIGU visible in loose groups of one, two and three birds, one with fish in beak for a few moments, no birds close to shore

survey.note - PIGU remain disbursed and far from shore

07:45 At end of suvey, two PIGU far out on water, barely visible without binoculars, all birds seen today were viewed with a spotting scope in addition to binoculars, all PIGU were adults

2017-08-24 @ Mill Bight A

Survey start time: 0800, Observers: Carol Langford
adult PG count today: 7
total volunteer hours: 2.5

burrow	noprey	sculpin	gunnels	other
1	-	-	-	-
total	-	-	-	-

survey.note - Surveyed from access point

08:00 Tide 12.4, although this was the agreed upon date was unable to suurvey from beach/shore. Watched area from beach access bluff.

survey.note - continue to survey from beach access pount

08:45 tide is going out. Continue to watch from headland as beach remains under water. PIGU observed on water, none close to shore