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The Important Bird Areas of Florida: 2000–2002 – Pranty – 2-Jul-02 166Saddle Creek County Park:SPECIES DATES NUMBERS COMMENTSSwallow-tailed Kite 9 Aug 1996 33 birds 2% (N)Northern Parula 31 Jul 1997 71 birds (B)Black-throated Blue Warbler 16 Oct 1999 >30 birds (N)American Redstart 5–6 Oct 1996 105 birds (N)Ovenbird 26 Sep 1998 42 birds (N)Wood-warbler diversityOverall diversity33 species140 natives4 exoticsObservations of Brian Ahern, Larry Albright, Paul Fellers, Chuck Geanangel, and Pete Timmer published inFlorida Field Naturalist; list compiled by Tom PalmerTenoroc Fish Management Area:SPECIES DATES NUMBERS COMMENTSGlossy Ibis Nov 1983Sep 198455 birds62 birds1% (N)1% (N)Overall diversity Nov 1983–Sep 1984 152 natives3 exoticsData compiled by Charles Geanangel (Lake Region Audubon Society)OTHER RESOURCES: Some Indian artifacts have been found, but since most of the properties have beenstrip-mined, most of the cultural and historical resources have been destroyed. Fossils are abundant increek and river beds.THREATS: *development (of privately owned sites), human disturbance, exotic plantsCONSERVATION ISSUES: Most of this IBA is in public ownership, but private lands are threatened byresidential development. “Old Florida Plantation” is a 4700-unit residential development that recentlywas approved on mined lands along the southern shore of Lake Hancock. • what about disturbanceand exotic plants? • In 2001, Polk County and the Southwest Florida Water Management Districtjointly purchased a ranch on the northwest shore of Lake Hancock, now known as Circle B BarPreserve. Part of the management plan involves rehydrating drained wetlands along Banana Creek.Since public acquisition, the Preserve has attracted large numbers of waterfowl and shorebirds, aphenomenal change in less than a year. • About 1565 acres (626 ha) of land, primarily surroundingLake Hancock, remain to be acquired publicly. Only 3 of 28 Osprey nests in June 1998 containedyoung; the causes of this apparently low nesting success deserve study.NOMINATED BY: Tom PalmerREFERENCE: +Edelson, N.A., and M.W. Collopy. 1990. Foraging ecology of wading birds using analtered landscape in central Florida. Final report to Florida Institute of Phosphate Research. Bartow,FL.
The Important Bird Areas of Florida: 2000–2002 – Pranty – 2-Jul-02 167LAKE ISTOKPOGA (and surrounding uplands)Highlands County26,500 acres (10,600 ha)LOCATION: east of the town of Lake Placid in central Highlands County, bordered by U.S. Highway 98to the north, County Road 621 to the south and east, and the Lake Wales Ridge to the west. Oneparcel of the Lake Wales Ridge IBA fronts a portion of the western part of the lake.DESCRIPTION: the fifth-largest natural lake in Florida, surrounded by pasture, caladium fields (an exoticplant used in landscaping and floral displays), citrus groves, a scrub preserve, and some development.The lake contains two islands (Big Island and Bumblebee Island). The lake receives an estimated60,000 boaters annually.OWNERSHIP: State of Florida (Lake Istokpoga), The Nature Conservancy (Apthorpe Preserve, whichprotects a small portion of the western shoreline), and private owners (most uplands, and Big andBumblebee islands)HABITATS: *cypress swamp, *freshwater marsh, *cattail marsh, *lacustrine, pine flatwoods, sand pinescrub, non-native pasture, agricultural fields, citrus grove, hardwood swamp, bayhead, riverineLAND USE: Lake Istokpoga: *recreation, conservation, water supply; Surrounding uplands:*residential, *grazing, agricultureIBA CATEGORIES: significant populations of FCREPA species; significant numbers of raptors;significant natural habitats; and long-term researchAVIAN DATA: Lake Istokpoga supports populations of aquatic species, including wading birds andLimpkins. It is believed to contain the greatest concentration of Osprey nests in the world, apopulation that has been color-banded and monitored by Mike McMillian for 12 years.SPECIES DATES NUMBERS COMMENTSLeast Bittern Resident extremely commonGreat Egret May 2000 >100 nests
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