Martinez Lake, Imperial National Wildlife Refuge (NWR)
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Grebe Survey Summary
- Max Adults: presence
- Year: 2006
- Most Recent Adults: presence
- Year: 2006
- Survey Type: N/A
- Most Common Threats Reported: N/A
- Lake name:
- Martinez Lake, Imperial National Wildlife Refuge (NWR)
- Location:
- Arizona
- Latitude:
- 32.981355
- Longitude:
- -114.4757621
- Surface area (km2):
- 1.6
- Basin type:
- reservoir
- Dam completion date:
- 1911
- Primary vegetation for nesting:
- tamarisk
- Management agency:
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Region associations:
- Colorado River; Southwest Arizona NWR Complex; Cibola NWR
- Designations:
- National Wildlife Refuge
- Comments:
- A portion of the lake is part of Imperial NWR.
Surveys (1)
Survey Citation:
Jenness, D. 2020. Extreme water level fluctuations limit breeding of western and Clark's grebes at San Carlos Lake, Arizona. Arizona Birds - Journal of Arizona Field Ornithologists. Volume 2020. Arizona.
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Time period
2006 -
Source
Article -
Both Western and Clarks?
Y
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | presence | 2006 |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | presence | 2006 |
| Max Nests | 1 to 100 | presence | 2006 |
| Most Recent Nests | 1 to 100 | presence | 2006 |
| Max Chicks | 1 to 100 | 3 | 2006 |
| Most Recent Chicks | 1 to 100 | 3 | 2006 |
Comments:
Not a survey but an observation of a brood with Western and Clark's chicks observed in January (Detwiler 2006) as an example of an early nesting period.