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Little Bayou Bird Island Habitat Project
Albert Whitted Airport
Little Bayou
Grandview City Park and boat ramp
Little Bayou Preserve City Park
Little Bayou and the Bird Island – owned by the State of Florida and managed as part of the Pinellas County Aquatic Preserve.
Audubon’s Coastal Islands Sanctuaries assists with management, surveys, fishing line cleanup, and posting.
Healthy mangroves along shorelineInterior – mostly non-native treesSeagrass surrounds Little Bayou Bird Island
Little Bayou Bird Island Audubon Survey
Conducted by Ann Paul on April 22, 2019
Double-crested Cormorants 55 nestsGreat Blue Herons 5 nestsGreat Egrets 15 nestsSnowy Egrets 5 nestsBlack-crowned Night-Herons 3 nestsGreen Herons 1 nest
The island is also regularly used as a roost for Brown Pelicans, herons, egrets, and ibis
Project funded by a donor to Audubon Florida – Coastal Islands Sanctuaries
St. Petersburg City Parks Department provided major assistance
Allowed us to stage, load native trees and shrubs, and leave trash and debris at Little Bayou Preserve City Park
Brought water in a tank truck to Grandview City Park and Boat Ramp
DAY ONE – Brazilian pepper removal Saskia Janes, Ann Paul, Jeff Liechty, Bill Leever, Dave Kandz, Patrick Mundus, Dave Howard, Sara Neglia, Ben Schnapf, Liz Longstreet, Sara Brehm, Randy Runnels (note electric chain saw)
Great Blue Herons and Green Heron
Trash removal
Fishing Line Removal
DAY TWO
175 native trees & shrubs
Coastal hammock
ButtonwoodGumbo limboStrangler figCedarCabbage palmWhite stopperSeagrapeFlorida privetfirebush
Planting and watering• Used water gel• Pump on FDEP boat• Buckets• Rained Friday night!
16 people, 175 plants = 11 plants each
DAY THREE -- tomorrow:Water and see how the plants are doing. (Hoping for rain!)
Standing: Saskia Janes, Taylor Mattson, Dave Howard, Lindsay Bell, Tom Bell, Rick Powell, Mark Rachal, Ann Paul, Ben SchnapfIn tree: Jeff LiechtyIn boat: Sara Neglia, Sara BrehmSquatting: Dave Kandz, Mike Fearney, Patrick Mundus
Photo by Ariana Halvaei
Little Bayou Bird Island Habitat ProjectQuestions?