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The Important Bird Areas of Florida - National Audubon Society

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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Important</strong> <strong>Bird</strong> <strong>Areas</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Florida</strong>: 2000–2002 – Pranty – 2-Jul-02 198SARASOTA AND ROBERTS BAYSCortez Key <strong>Bird</strong> Sanctuary (5 acres; 2 ha), Roberts Bay colony (1 acre; 0.4 ha), and adjacent foragingareasManatee and Sarasota counties>6 acres (>2.4 ha)LOCATION: in extreme southwestern Manatee County and extreme northwestern Sarasota County,bordered by County Road 684 to the north, the mainland to the east, Philippe Creek to the south, andLongboat, Lido, and Siesta keys to the west.DESCRIPTION: two small keys in Sarasota Bay and Roberts Bay, about 16 miles (25 km) apart, linked byestuarine foraging habitat.OWNERSHIP: State <strong>of</strong> <strong>Florida</strong>HABITATS: *mangrove forest, tidal marsh, estuarineLAND USE: *conservation, recreationIBA CATEGORIES: significant populations <strong>of</strong> Endangered and Special Concern species; and significantdiversity <strong>of</strong> colonial water birds.AVIAN DATA: the islands support significant colonial water bird rookeries, and Cortez Key serves as aroost for large numbers <strong>of</strong> Magnificent Frigatebirds. No bird list is available.Cortez Key:SPECIES DATES NUMBERS COMMENTSBrown Pelican 1999–2001 mean <strong>of</strong> 146 pairs (range<strong>of</strong> 88–214)mean <strong>of</strong> 1% (range <strong>of</strong> 1–2%) (B)Magnificent Frigatebird 8 May 2000 >250 birds 5% (N)Reddish Egret 1999–2001 mean <strong>of</strong> 2 pairs (range 1–8)mean <strong>of</strong>

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