Lagoon Point South - 2016 - Cumulative Survey View

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Lagoon Point South - 2016 - Cumulative Survey View

Summer 2016 - Cumulative Counts through 2016-08-25

45 Maximum adult PG count
88.5 Total volunteer hours
Cumulative count of visited burrows
- 26 burrows visited w/o prey
- 13 burrows visited w prey
- 26 either visit

Colony Wide Data	click on any date to see its details
	06-09	06-16	06-23	06-30	07-07	07-14	07-21	07-28	08-04	08-11	08-18	08-25
	counts per survey date
# adult PG	45	32	32	33	31	20	35	34	21	16	9	2
vol hours	7.5	8	9.5	7.5	8	9	8	8	7.0	8	4	4
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	06-09	06-16	06-23	06-30	07-07	07-14	07-21	07-28	08-04	08-11	08-18	08-25
1-A
1-B
1-C
1-D
1E
1F
2A
2B
3-A
3-B
3-C
3-D
3-E
3-F
3E
3F
3G
3H
4A
4B
4C
4D
4E
4F
4G
4H
total
# of unique burrows visited
VB	14	11	-	2	8	1	17	5	-	-	-	-
FB	-	-	1	1	5	4	6	6	-	2	-	-
Tot	14	11	1	3	10	4	17	10	-	2	-	-

For survey notes below, show: entire note content OR just note title

2016-06-09 @ Lagoon Point South

Survey start time: 7:45, Observers: Kes Tautvydas, John Leaser, Kathy Stetz, Beverly Hardcastle
adult PG count today: 45
total volunteer hours: 7.5

burrow	noprey	sculpin	gunnels	other
1-A	1	-	-	-
1-B	1	-	-	-
1-C	1	-	-	-
1-D	1	-	-	-
3-A	3	-	-	-
3-B	2	-	-	-
3-C	1	-	-	-
3-D	3	-	-	-
3-E	1	-	-	-
3-F	1	-	-	-
4A	2	-	-	-
4B	2	-	-	-
4C	1	-	-	-
4D	2	-	-	-
total	22	-	-	-

disturbance - unknown (8:14 - 8:16) (flee bluff or beach) saw nothing but there was an airplane flying low in the clouds

survey.note - behaviour

When we arrived, PG's were right on shore on rocks in pairs and in the water. As we walked up, they moved away a bit, but then came right back. some flying to bluffs and back in circles several times. None had any fish in beaks.

2016-06-16 @ Lagoon Point South

Survey start time: 7:45, Observers: Kes Tautvydas, Kathy Stetz, John Leaser, Beverly Hardcastle
adult PG count today: 32
total volunteer hours: 8

burrow	noprey	sculpin	gunnels	other
2A	1	-	-	-
3-A	1	-	-	-
3-B	2	-	-	-
3-C	1	-	-	-
3-E	2	-	-	-
3F	1	-	-	-
3G	2	-	-	-
4C	1	-	-	-
4D	1	-	-	-
4E	2	-	-	-
4F	1	-	-	-
total	15	-	-	-

disturbance - 2A ( - ) ()

2016-06-23 @ Lagoon Point South

Survey start time: 7:15, Observers: Kes Tautvydas, Kathy Stetz, John Leaser, Beverly Hardcastle (Phyllis Kind)
adult PG count today: 32
total volunteer hours: 9.5

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

disturbance - eagle (7:36 - 7:40) (flee bluff or beach) Eagle few along bluff at tree top from North to South. Turned East at South end.

disturbance - eagle (7:55 - 8:00) (flee bluff or beach) Eagle flew along bluff at treetop from North to South. Turned East at South end. Windy, PG's took 15 minutes to return but did not come as close to shore as when we first arrived at site.

2016-06-30 @ Lagoon Point South

Survey start time: 7:22, Observers: Beverly Hardcastle, Kathy Stetz, John Leaser, Phyllis Kind
adult PG count today: 33
total volunteer hours: 7.5

burrow	noprey	sculpin	gunnels	other
3-B	-	1	-	-
3F	1	-	-	-
4G	1	-	-	-
total	2	1	-	-

2016-07-07 @ Lagoon Point South

Survey start time: 7:40, Observers: Kathy Stetz, Beverly Hardcastle, John Leaser, Phyllis Kind
adult PG count today: 31
total volunteer hours: 8

burrow	noprey	sculpin	gunnels	other
1-D	2	-	-	-
1E	1	-	-	-
2A	1	-	-	-
3-B	-	-	1	-
3-C	1	-	2	-
3E	1	-	-	-
3F	-	-	-	-
3G	1	-	-	-
3H	1	1	1	-
4B	1	-	1	-
4D	-	1	-	-
total	9	2	5	-

disturbance - Bald Eagle (8:20 - 8:25) (flee bluff or beach, fly off water)

2016-07-14 @ Lagoon Point South

Survey start time: 7:45 am, Observers: Kes Tautvydas, Kathy Stetz, Beverly Hardcastle, John Leaser
adult PG count today: 20
total volunteer hours: 9

burrow	noprey	sculpin	gunnels	other
3-B	1	-	1	-
3-C	-	-	1	-
3H	-	1	-	-
4A	-	-	1	-
total	1	1	3	-

disturbance - eagle (7:45 am - 7:47am) () eagle was sitting on boulder by shore when we arrived. Flew away when we arrived. Only 2 PG's on water visible. By 8 most came back closer (200-500 ft).

disturbance - eagle (8:10am - 8:45am) (flee bluff or beach, dive underwater) eagle sat in tree section #3 and sang to us. PG's flew/swam way off shore and to South end of Section 4. Birds seemed desperate to feed.

2016-07-21 @ Lagoon Point South

Survey start time: 7:45 am, Observers: Kes Tautvydas, Kathy Stetz, John Leaser, Beverly Hardcastle
adult PG count today: 35
total volunteer hours: 8

burrow	noprey	sculpin	gunnels	other
1-D	1	-	-	-
1F	1	-	-	-
2A	3	-	-	-
2B	2	-	-	-
3-A	2	1	-	-
3-C	2	2	-	1
3E	2	-	1	-
3F	3	1	-	-
3G	1	-	-	1
3H	1	-	1	-
4A	2	-	-	-
4B	1	-	-	-
4C	1	-	-	-
4D	2	-	-	-
4E	2	-	-	-
4F	1	-	-	-
4H	3	-	-	-
total	30	4	2	2

disturbance - eagle (8:38 - 8:42) () eagle appeared from South and hovered over water 100- 200 feet from shore just South of section #4. Appeared to be fishing. Finally caught fish and ate it on shore. Then it flew along bluff heading North and then the PG's fled the beach area. Before that they seemed to ignore the eagle.

2016-07-28 @ Lagoon Point South

Survey start time: 7:45 am, Observers: Kes Tautvydas, Kathy Stetz, John Leaser, Beverly Hardcastle
adult PG count today: 34
total volunteer hours: 8

burrow	noprey	sculpin	gunnels	other
2A	1	-	-	-
2B	1	-	-	-
3-B	1	-	-	-
3-C	-	-	1	1
3-E	1	-	1	-
3-F	-	-	1	-
3H	1	-	-	-
4A	-	-	1	-
4C	-	1	-	-
4D	-	1	1	-
total	5	2	5	1

disturbance - eagle (8:03 am - 8:06 am) (flee bluff or beach) eagle flew in from South, lingered a bit then flew East into trees. PG's at South end flew off West first, then several minutes later the others followed. Returns were slow and took up to 40 minutes. PG's flew out beyond binocular range.

disturbance - crows (8:07 am - 8:15 am) (flee bluff or beach) Flock of crows, very loud screeching at North end mostly right after eagle flew off into woods. the remainder of the PG's flew West out of sight. Took long time to come back. Usually a few crows don't bother the PG's.

2016-08-04 @ Lagoon Point South

Survey start time: 7:45 am, Observers: Kes Tautvydas, Kathy Stetz, Beverly Hardcastle
adult PG count today: 21
total volunteer hours: 7.0

no burrow data entered

disturbance - eagles (7:45 am - 8:45 am) (flee bluff or beach) Eagle sitting in tree when we arrived and never left as long as we were there. Second eagle appeared at 8:38 flew over water, then perched in same tree next to first eagle. after a few minutes, second eagle flew away East. G. B. Heron flew in atn 8:37 am from South, was going to land, saw eagles, scuaqed did a quick turn around and flew North to land. PG's initially far from shore then came in, then fled again after 2nd eagle appeared. Several with fish in beaks but no deliveries.

2016-08-11 @ Lagoon Point South

Survey start time: 7:45 am, Observers: Kes Tautvydas, Kathy Stetz, John Leaser, Beverly Hardcdastle
adult PG count today: 16
total volunteer hours: 8

burrow	noprey	sculpin	gunnels	other
3H	-	-	1	-
4A	-	2	1	-
total	-	2	2	-

disturbance - eagle (8:07 am - 8:08 am) (flee bluff or beach) Most of PG's fled beach and didn't come back. However, 4 with fish came back in about 15 minutes.

survey.note - public

A women with a pink sweatshirt walked along beach stopped to chat at 8:20.

2016-08-18 @ Lagoon Point South

Survey start time: 7:45 am, Observers: Kes Tautvydas, Beverly Hardcastle
adult PG count today: 9
total volunteer hours: 4

no burrow data entered

survey.note - general observations

No PG's near shore and no eagles sighted. PG's were out more than 1/4 mile. Visible only through binoculars. Some appeared to be juveniles. Some were diving. Can they find food that far out where it is so deep?

2016-08-25 @ Lagoon Point South

Survey start time: 7:45 am, Observers: Kes Tautvydas, Beverly Hardcastle
adult PG count today: 2
total volunteer hours: 4

no burrow data entered

disturbance - eagles (8:00am - 8:08am) () There were two PG's way South of our colony area. The appearance of the eagles did not disturb them at all. Both PG's were visible by binoculars only. at 7:45 there was one, then at 8:00 another one showed up from the South. Both hung around till 8:35. Then one disappeared. Also present G. Blue Heron, Kingfisher, some swallows. Killdeer, ans some seagulls. This ends our survey for 2016.