Ouray National Wildlife Refuge

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Grebe Survey Summary

  • Max Adults: 32 avg
  • Year: 1990-1999
  • Most Recent Adults: 6
  • Year: 2010
  • Survey Type: Shore
  • Most Common Threats Reported: N/A
Lake name:
Ouray National Wildlife Refuge
Location:
Utah
Latitude:
40.161203
Longitude:
-109.597616
Surface area (km2):
5
Management agency:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Region associations:
Ouray NWR; Green River; Uinta Basin; Lower Green River National Wildlife Refuge Complex
Designations:
National Wildlife Refuge
Comments:
Ouray NWR includes the Green River, lakes, ponds, and other wetlands. Coordinates here are general for the refuge.

Surveys (2)

Survey Citation:
Konter, Andre. 2012. Visual assessment of interbreeding Aechmophorus grebes. 124(4): 713-720. Published by The Wilson Journal of Ornithology

  • Type
    shore
  • Time period
    08 July 2010, 25 July 2010
  • Source
    Journal Article
  • Both Western and Clarks?
    Y
Count Type Range Max Year
Max Adults 1 to 100 6 2010
Most Recent Adults 1 to 100 6 2010
Max Nests N/A N/A N/A
Most Recent Nests N/A N/A N/A
Max Chicks 1 to 100 2-6 Western, 2 intermediate or mixed 2010
Most Recent Chicks 1 to 100 2-6 Western, 2 intermediate or mixed 2010

Comments:

Ouray NWR is included as "Other sites visited" in Table 2 so minimum adults is only a partial count. Maximum adult count is not known but entered the minimum. Where families are described with non-specified number of chicks, a range of 1 to 3 chicks is estimated per family.

Survey Citation:
Ivey, G.L., and C.P. Herziger. 2006. Intermountain west waterbird conservation plan, version 1.2. A plan associated with the Waterbird Conservation for the Americas Initiative. Published by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Pacific Region, Portland, Oregon.

  • Time period
    1990, 1999
  • Source
    Conservation Plan
  • Both Western and Clarks?
    N
Count Type Range Max Year
Max Adults 1 to 100 32 avg 1990-1999
Most Recent Adults 1 to 100 32 avg 1990-1999
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:

Appendix D, Table D-5, average of 32 breeding population, USFWS data is the source.

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