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The Important Bird Areas of Florida: 2000–2002 – Pranty – 2-Jul-02 210WILLIAM BEARDALL TOSOHATCHEE STATE RESERVEBrevard and Orange counties30,691 acres (12,276 ha)LOCATION: in extreme eastern Orange County and a small part of western Brevard County, mostly westof the St. Johns River between State Road 50 and the Osceola County line. Contiguous with parts ofthe Upper St. Johns River Basin IBA to the north and south, and near one parcel of the St. JohnsNational Wildlife Refuge IBA to the eastDESCRIPTION: A large parcel of flatwoods, hammocks, and marshes along the west side of the St. JohnsRiver. Formerly a cattle ranch, the property was purchased by the State in 1977 to protect its aquaticresources. The Reserve receives ____ recreationists and ____ hunters annually.OWNERSHIP: Florida Division of Recreation and ParksHABITATS: *slash pine flatwoods, *temperate hammock, *cypress swamp, *tidal marsh, *riverine,bayhead, cattail marsh, sawgrass marsh, lacustrineLAND USE: *conservation, recreation, huntingIBA CATEGORIES: significant populations of Threatened and Special Concern species; significantnumbers of wading birds; and significant natural habitatsAVIAN DATA: The Reserve supports large numbers of foraging wading birds, and species of slash pineflatwoods. Red-cockaded Woodpeckers formerly occurred, and reintroduction may be an option inthe future. A MAPS (Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survival) station is established at theReserve.SPECIES DATES NUMBERS COMMENTSGreat Egret Jun 1996 291 birds (N)Snowy Egret Apr 1999 199 birds (N)Little Blue Heron Mar 1996 222 birds (N)Tricolored Heron Aug 1996 162 birds (N)White Ibis Feb 1996 2823 birds (N)Wading birds Feb 1996 3506 birds (N)Crested Caracara Annual 1–2 pairs 1% (R)Black Skimmer May 1996 107 birds (N)Red-cockaded Woodpecker Mar 1979 1 bird Extirpated; last known reportSummer Tanager Apr 1996 22 birds (B)Overall diversity undated list 182 natives2 exoticsData from surveys conducted by Tosohatchee staff and volunteers, mostly from Orange Audubon Society, providedby Shane Belson (Florida Division of Recreation and Parks)OTHER RESOURCES: The Reserve contains 15 distinct natural communities. Most significant of these arethe St. Johns River, which runs for 19 miles (30 km) along the Reserve's eastern boundary, and theTootoosahatchee, Jim, and Taylor creek systems that cross the Reserve and empty into the river.THREATS: development, human disturbance, exotic plants, cowbird brood parasitismCONSERVATION ISSUES: The management plan emphasizes managing natural communities, rather thanmanaging for individual species. Measures are implemented to mimic the historic natural processesand conditions to the greatest extent possible. The goal is to restore and maintain habitats in theiroriginal condition, especially with prescribed fire. Since public acquisition, 14 miles (22 km) ofcanals have been back-filled, which has restored 6000 acres (2400 ha) of drained grazing land backinto wetlands. • Exotic plants are controlled as needed.NOMINATED BY: Shane Belson (Florida Division of Recreation and Parks)WEBSITE:
The Important Bird Areas of Florida: 2000–2002 – Pranty – 2-Jul-02 211WITHLACOOCHEE–PANASOFFKEE–BIG SCRUBCarlton SOR Tract (4052 acres; 1620 ha), Cross Florida Greenway State Recreation andConservation Area (11,000 acres; 4400 ha), Flying Eagle SOR site (10,878 acres; 4351 ha), HalfMoon Wildlife Management Area (9520 acres; 3808 ha), Halpata Tastanaki Preserve (8090acres; 3236 ha), Jumper Creek Tract of Withlacoochee State Forest (10,068 acres; 4027 ha), LakePanasoffkee SOR Tract (9911 acres; 3964 ha), Panasoffkee Outlet SOR Tract (805 acres; 322 ha),Potts Preserve (9348 acres; 3739 ha), Ross Prairie State Forest (3521 acres [1408 ha] acquired),and the Two-Mile Prairie Tract of Withlacoochee State Forest (2900 acres; 1160 ha). Sites soughtfor public acquisition are Gum Slough SOR project (>16,000 acres [>6400 ha], 2283 acres [913 ha]acquired) and the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem CARL–FF Project (7919 acres [3167 ha] remaining;acreage to be added to Ross Prairie State Forest).Citrus, Marion, and Sumter counties>93,900 acres (>37,560 ha), including 72,308 acres (28,9223 ha) acquired[This IBA needs additional information]LOCATION: in eastern Citrus County, extreme southwestern Marion County, and northwestern SumterCounty, along both sides of the Withlacoochee River. Lake Panasoffkee Preserve, a few miles (km) tothe east, protects the entire eastern shoreline and adjacent uplands of Lake Panasoffkee. Some sitesare near portions of the Withlacoochee State Forest IBA to the west and southwest.DESCRIPTION: a rather eclectic mix of several existing or proposed conservation areas combined tocreate an IBA for the Florida Scrub-Jay. Visitation for the various sites is: ____ recreationists and ___hunters for the Cross Florida Greenway State Recreation and Conservation Area, ____ recreationistsand ___ hunters for the Flying Eagle SOR site, ____ recreationists and ___ hunters for Half MoonWildlife Management Area, ____ recreationists and ___ hunters for Halpata Tastanaki Preserve, ____recreationists and ___ hunters for the two Withlacoochee State Forest tracts combined, ____recreationists and ___ hunters for the two Panasoffkee sites combined, and ____ recreationists and___ hunters for Potts Preserve.OWNERSHIP: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Forest Service, and Florida Office of Greenways andTrails (Cross Florida Greenway State Recreation and Conservation Area), Florida Division ofForestry (Ross Prairie State Forest and Withlacoochee State Forest), Florida Division of Wildlife(Half Moon Wildlife Management Area), Southwest Florida Water Management District (CarltonSOR Tract, Flying Eagle SOR Tract, Halpata Tastanaki Preserve, Lake Panasoffkee Preserve,Panasoffkee Outlet SOR Tract, Potts Preserve, and Two-Mile Prairie State Forest), and privateowners (remaining acreage of the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem CARL–FF Project and the Gum SloughSOR Project)HABITATS: *longleaf pine flatwoods, *freshwater marsh, *riverine, pine plantation, sandhills, temperatehammock, xeric oak scrub, sand pine scrub, fields, non-native pasture, cypress swamp, hardwoodswamp, cattail marsh, lacustrine, artificialLAND USE: *conservation, *hunting, *timber production, recreation, cattle grazingIBA CATEGORIES: significant populations of Threatened species; and significant natural habitatsAVIAN DATA: The Withlacoochee–Panasoffkee–Big Scrub IBA supports a significant population ofFlorida Scrub-Jays, a figure that could be increased with proper management of scrub habitats. Notmuch else is known about avian use of the sites, which mostly are recent State acquisitions. [Is a birdlist available for any site?; I was able to throw together a rudimentary list of (only) 93 native species].
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