20 Sep 2016 End of Season Report
Photo by Charles Wesley
Another successful rookery season has come to a close! The significant maintenance changes that occurred over the winter provided more nesting opportunities for the smaller wading bird species. This resulted in an increase of nests across the board over the 2015 nesting season. The conservationally significant Wood storks and Roseate spoonbills continue to favor our special rookery more and more every year!
| MAX ADULT | MAX NEST | MAX CHICK | |
| Cattle egret | 24 | 21 | 24 |
| Great egret | 126 | 104 | 86 |
| Green heron | 8 | 5 | 12 |
| Little Blue heron | 36 | 38 | 41 |
| Roseate spoonbill | 103 | 39 | 59 |
| Snowy egret | 170 | 117 | 107 |
| Tricolored heron | 84 | 66 | 93 |
| Wood stork | 101 | 95 | 180 |
| TOTALS: | 652 | 485 | 602 |
If you were not able to visit our rookery this year, we hope you will take the opportunity to in 2017. See you on the boardwalk!