The Important Bird Areas of Florida - National Audubon Society

The Important Bird Areas of Florida: 2000–2002 – Pranty – 2-Jul-02 84concern. Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge: ____. Waccasassa Bay Preserve StatePark: ____.The State should vigorously pursue scrub acquisition efforts in the Cedar Key–Sumner–Rosewoodarea, and take immediate steps to properly manage scrub habitats at Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve.NOMINATED BY: Cedar Key National Wildlife Refuge and Lower Suwannee National WildlifeRefuge: Dale Henderson (____), Hagens Cove: Jerry Krummrich (Florida Fish and WildlifeConservation Commission), Wacassassa Bay to Deadman Bay: Steve Nesbitt (Florida Fish andWildlife Conservation Commission) and Celeste Shitama (University of Florida), Cedar Key ScrubState Reserve and adjacent private properties: Bill Pranty (Audubon of Florida)REFERENCES: +Cox, J.A. 1987. Status and Distribution of the Florida Scrub Jay. Florida OrnithologicalSociety Special Publication Number 3. Gainesville, FL. • +Pranty, B. 1996a. Distribution of theFlorida Scrub-Jay, 1992–1993. Final report submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,Cooperative Agreement No. 14-16-0004-91-950, Modification No. 5. Jacksonville, FL. • +Runde,D.E., P.D. Southall, J.A. Hovis, R. Sullivan, and R.B. Renken. 1990. Recent records and surveymethods for the Black Rail in Florida. Florida Field Naturalist 18: 33–35. • +Sprandel, G.L., J.A.Gore, and D.T. Cobb. 1997. Winter shorebird survey. Final performance report, Florida Game andFresh Water Fish Commission. Tallahassee, FL. • +Sykes, Jr., P.W., C.B. Kepler, K.L. Litzenberger,H.R. Sansing, E.T.R. Lewis, and J.S. Hatfield. 1999. Density and habitat of breeding Swallow-tailedKites in the Lower Suwannee ecosystem, Florida. Journal of Field Ornithology 70: 321–336.WEBSITES: ,,,,