7/20/08 ›
First Caspian tern fledgling observed at Crump Lake tern colony
7/20/08 ›
30 color-banded Caspian terns re-sighted at Crump Lake tern colony during nesting season; terns previously banded as either adults or chicks at East Sand Island (5), Crescent Island (18), Potholes Reservoir (4), Crump Lake (1), and in Nevada (2)
7/11/08 ›
Boat survey of Fern Ridge Lake tern island; 1 Caspian tern circling over island; 5 Caspian terns observed by USACE staff on eastern shore of Fern Ridge Lake; no evidence of Caspian tern nesting attempts on island
7/10/08 ›
First survey of Antelope Reservoir in southeastern Oregon near Jordan Valley, OR; 6 foraging Caspian terns observed on lake; no nesting terns observed
7/10/08 ›
First survey of Lower and Upper Cow Lakes (near Jordan Valley, OR); 2 loafing Caspian terns observed on small island in Lower Cow Lake; no nesting terns observed
7/9/08 ›
Site visit to Tule Lake NWR and Lower Klamath NWR by project, USACE, and USFWS staff; plans to restore tern nesting habitat in these two areas discussed as part of plan to manage Caspian terns in Columbia River estuary
7/8/08 ›
Site visit to Crump Lake Caspian tern colony by project and USACE staff
6/29/08 ›
Road survey of Goose Lake near Lakeview, OR; 65 loafing Caspian terns observed on lake; lake level had dropped since aerial survey on 11-12 June; island where terns were seen nesting no longer an island (connected to mainland); tern colony evidently failed
6/28/08 ›
Caspian tern colony on Crump Lake island reached peak size of 428 active tern nests following removal of a total of 10 gulls from the tern colony
6/26/08 ›
Boat survey of Fern Ridge Lake tern island; no Caspian terns observed; brown pelican observed on island, first record of species at Fern Ridge Lake or in Lane County