Swan Lake

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Grebe Survey Summary

  • Max Adults: 18
  • Year: 2012
  • Most Recent Adults: 1
  • Year: 2018
  • Survey Type: Shore
  • Most Common Threats Reported: N/A
Lake name:
Swan Lake
Location:
South Dakota
Latitude:
45.2932269
Longitude:
-99.8597872
Surface area (km2):
2.3
Basin type:
non-reservoir
Management agency:
South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks
Region associations:
Liebert WPA
Designations:
Waterfowl Production Area
Comments:
In Walworth County, part of Liebert WPA.

Surveys (2)

Survey Citation:
South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks; South Dakota Breeding Bird Atlas II; unpublished data.

  • Type
    shore
  • Time period
    7 July 2012, 15 July 2012
  • Source
    Database
  • Both Western and Clarks?
    N
Count Type Range Max Year
Max Adults 1 to 100 presence 2012
Most Recent Adults 1 to 100 presence 2012
Max Nests N/A N/A N/A
Most Recent Nests N/A N/A N/A
Max Chicks 1 to 100 9-27 ?
Most Recent Chicks 1 to 100 presence 2012

Comments:

No survey numbers but confirmed breeding with precocial young observed in Block ID 421. Date was not included for a record of 9 broods by lodge during a survey of a very small portion of the lake. Entered as maximum # of chicks.

Survey Citation:
South Dakota Ornithologists' Union https://research.dsu.edu/sdousbor/default.aspx

  • Time period
    25 July 2010, 9 June 2018
  • Source
    Database
  • Both Western and Clarks?
    N
Count Type Range Max Year
Max Adults 1 to 100 18 2012
Most Recent Adults 1 to 100 1 2018
Max Nests N/A N/A N/A
Most Recent Nests N/A N/A N/A
Max Chicks 1 to 100 9-27 2012
Most Recent Chicks 1 to 100 presence 2018

Comments:

Different years have numbers for either adults and/or broods. Range of 1 to 3 chicks per brood is estimated if brood number is reported. The maximum # chicks of 9 broods in 2012 were observed by the lodge and was already entered.Observers were Nancy Drilling and SDBBA 2015.

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