Smith Reservoir
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Grebe Survey Summary
- Max Adults: 35
- Year: 2011
- Most Recent Adults: 35
- Year: 2011
- Survey Type: Shore; Boat
- Most Common Threats Reported: N/A
- Lake name:
- Smith Reservoir
- Location:
- Colorado
- Latitude:
- 37.3927372
- Longitude:
- -105.5304369
- Surface area (km2):
- 1.1
- Basin type:
- non-reservoir
- Management agency:
- Colorado Parks and Wildlife
- Region associations:
- Smith Reservoir SWA
- Comments:
- Smith Reservoir of Costilla County.
Surveys (3)
Survey Citation:
Cavitt, J. F., S. L. Jones, N. M. Wilson, J. S Dieni, T. S. Zimmerman, R. H. Doster, and W. H. Howe. 2014. Atlas of breeding colonial waterbirds in the interior western United States. Research Report, U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Denver, Colorado.
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Type
shore -
Time period
21 August 2010, 8 June 2011 -
Source
Report -
Both Western and Clarks?
N
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | 35 | 2011 |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | 35 | 2011 |
| Max Nests | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Most Recent Nests | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Max Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Most Recent Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Comments:
In Costilla County. Rawinski is observer. Conducted as part of Western Colonial Waterbird Survey (WCWS), a breeding survey of 18 species from May to July 2009 to 2011, resulting in this Atlas. Survey dates given here are the only dates provided.
Survey Citation:
Beason, J., R. Levad, and T. Leukering. 2005. Monitoring Colorado’s Birds: The 2004 field season report. Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory unpub. report. __ pp.
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Type
boat -
Time period
1998, 2004 -
Source
Report -
Both Western and Clarks?
N
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | presence | Some 3-years between 1998 and 2004 |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | presence | Some 3-years between 1998 and 2004 |
| Max Nests | 1 to 100 | 34 | Some 3-years between 1998 and 2004 |
| Most Recent Nests | 1 to 100 | 34 | Some 3-years between 1998 and 2004 |
| Max Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Most Recent Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Comments:
In Costilla County. Per authors, active nest count = # nests detected + 0.5*(juveniles detected). This reservoir considered productive for Western grebe nesting in CO due to 34 active nests in 3 years. The 3 year span between 1998 and 2004 was not named.
Survey Citation:
Giroir, G.P. and T. Leukering. 1999. Breeding distribution and numbers of Eared, Western, and Clark's grebes in Colorado. J. Colorado Field Ornithologists 33:83-90.
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Type
shore -
Time period
23 May 1998, 28 July 1998 -
Source
Occasional Paper -
Both Western and Clarks?
N
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | presence | 1998 |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | presence | 1998 |
| Max Nests | 1 to 100 | 14 | 1998 |
| Most Recent Nests | 1 to 100 | 14 | 1998 |
| Max Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Most Recent Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Comments:
In Costilla County. One of 93 lakes, ponds, and reservoirs surveyed in CO for 3 species of grebes. Largest colony found in this study.