Florida Scrub-Jay Locations - Archbold Biological Station

NAME OF PROPERTY:

Archbold Biological Station - Experimental Tract

AGENCY:

Archbold Biological Station

ADDRESS:

P.O. Box 2057

ADDRESS 2:

CITY, STATE ZIP:

Lake Placid, FL 33852

TOTAL
ACRES:

PHONE:

863-465-2571

response received?:

Yes

COUNTY:

Highlands

CONTACT NAME:

Raoul K. Boughton

con EMAIL:

mailto:rboughton@archbold-station.org

CONTACT EMAIL:

rboughton@archbold-station.org

FSJ POP
FAMS:

FSJ POP
BIRDS:

211

year of last survey:

2006

% suitable habitat surveyed last yr:

100%

attainable goal?:

FWS attainable goal? (pop of last survey):

NUMBER MONITORED FAMS:

% monitored fams producing eggs:

96%

% monitored fams producing nestlings:

79%

% monitored fams fledging young:

61.0%

young fledged/monitored family:

1.32

any portion banded?:

Yes

what portion banded?:

0.98

ongoing FSJ banding program?:

Yes

comments:

All immigrants and nestlings produced in experimental tract are uniquely identified with USFWS and 3 color bands

acres potentially suitabale for FSJ mgmt:

2,259

acres designated for FSJ mgmt:

2,259

acres currently suitable for FSJ:

1,800

acres currently occupied by FSJ:

1,600

how estimate was made:

Visual estimation of acreage known to be used by FSJs. Initial acreage computed using ARC-GIS. Known historic use of area by FSJs.

mgmt 2002-2006:

1,540

2007:

2006:

2,005:

2,004:

890

2,003:

521

2,002:

123

by prescribed fire:

1,540

comments2:

by natural or wildfire:

by chemical herbicides:

by timber harvest or mechanical:

comments3:

by manual means:

by other means:

comments4:

obstacles to managing scrub:

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