Appendix E-6: Consultation - Part 1 - Loup Power District

Selzle, Lydia
From: Jorgensen, Joel [Joel.Jorgensen@nebraska.gov]
Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 3:13 PM
To: Marinovich, Melissa
Subject: RE: Data questions
Melissa:
Just letting you know I have read your email and I am working to address these questions in the limited time I have been
in the office recently. I can respond that data for the Lower Platte River includes only river data.
,Joel
Joel Jorgensen
Nongame Bird Program Manager
Wildlife Division
Nebraska Game & Parks Commission
Lincoln, NE 68503
402,471,5440
joel.jorgensen@nebraska.gov
From: Marinovich, Melissa [mailto:Melissa.Marinovich@hdrinc.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 8:44 AM
To: Jorgensen, Joel
Cc: Richardson, Lisa (Omaha)
Subject: Data questions
Hi Joel,
After beginning to sift through the tern and plover data you provided recently (thanks again), I’ve started to come up
with a few questions.
First – the lower platte river data – does this data include both river sites and sandpits adjacent to the river?
Second – looking at the Loup River data – I noted that data from 1996 was absent. Since this was a PP census year, is
there data available for this year? Also, with regards to PP Census numbers for 2001 – the adult census numbers and
locations differ greatly between John Dinan’s summary and the numbers and location listed in the data we received for
these years. My question is – where did the numbers on the Loup River for the PP census years come from? Did John use
a formula to estimate number of birds? Is the tern and plover database missing some of the data used from the census
years?
Any help you could lend in answering these questions would be great. I just want to make sure we are using the most
correct numbers. Thanks again!
Melissa Marinovich
Environmental Scientist
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