Upload
others
View
2
Download
0
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
Susan B. Elbin, Emilio Tobon, Kaitlyn
Parkins, and Annie Barry
New York City Audubon
Common Terns on Governors Island:
2018
Harbor Herons Meeting
12 December 2018
An Update
Today’s Presentation
■Governors Island
population
■Banding on GI and
Little Egg
■Webcam on GI
Governors Island, New York, NY, USA
Photo by Annie Barry
Photo by Annie Barry
Governor’s Island
18 Nests (down from 33)
Banded 11 adults
-10 with geolocators
Banded 19 chicks
Breezy Point
Banded 4 adults
Little Egg Marsh
Banded 10 adults
Banded 2 young
GelocatorsMK5093 from Lotek.
2017
Resightings 2018
• Adult banded in Jamaica Bay on 9 July
Observed 3 August on Great Gull Island
• 2 Adult banded in Manhattan on 13 July
Observed 2 August in Liberty State Park
• Increase search effort for
banded birds in NYC
• Recatch geolocator birds
• Attach nanotags to terns on
Governors Islans (with FWS)
Plans for 2019
Special thanks to
• Jason Smith, New York
State DEC
• Mollie McGinnis, Governors
Island
• Annie Barry, NPS Volunteer
• Dick Veit
• Dave Moore
• Liz Craig
Funding from NYS DEC
Acknowledgements