Market Lake Wildlife Management Area
- Lake name:
- Market Lake Wildlife Management Area
- Location:
- Idaho
- Latitude:
- 43.7738707
- Longitude:
- -112.1336582
- Surface area (km2):
- 0.12
- Basin type:
- non-reservoir
- Management agency:
- Idaho Department of Fish and Game
- Region associations:
- Idaho Falls
- Comments:
- Very low water levels from 2020 to 2022 due to lack of precipitation. Composed of marshes and wet meadows.
Summary of Surveys (5)
Survey Citation:
Trost, C. H. 1985. Status and distribution of colonial nesting waterbirds in Idaho, 1985. 110.
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Type
shore -
Time period
10 June 1984 -
Source
Report -
Both Western and Clarks?
N
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | 10 | 1984 |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | 10 | 1984 |
| Max Nests | 1 to 100 | 10 | 1984 |
| Most Recent Nests | 1 to 100 | 10 | 1984 |
| Max Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Most Recent Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Comments:
Source is this study. This is one of 4 colonies observed by Peterson (1977) cited in this report.
Survey Citation:
Trost, C. H., A. Gerstell. 1994. Status and distribution of colonial nesting waterbirds in southern Idaho, 1993. 110.
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Type
shore -
Time period
7 June 1993, 4 August 1993 -
Source
Report -
Both Western and Clarks?
N
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | 5 | 1993 |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | 4 | 1993 |
| Max Nests | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Most Recent Nests | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Max Chicks | 0 | 0 | 1993 |
| Most Recent Chicks | 0 | 0 | 1993 |
Comments:
Source is this study. August 4 no chicks seen.
Survey Citation:
Trost, C. H., A. Gerstell. 1994. Status and distribution of colonial nesting waterbirds in southern Idaho, 1993. 110.
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Type
shore -
Time period
7 June 1993 -
Source
Report -
Both Western and Clarks?
N
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | 1 | 1993 |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | 1 | 1993 |
| Max Nests | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Most Recent Nests | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Max Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Most Recent Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Comments:
Source is this study. 17% of 6 grebes total is Clark's.
Survey Citation:
Moulton, C. pers. comm. 2021 email.
-
Time period
N/A -
Source
Personal communication (email) -
Both Western and Clarks?
N/A
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Most Recent Adults | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Max Nests | see comments | see comments | see comments |
| Most Recent Nests | see comments | see comments | see comments |
| Max Chicks | see comments | see comments | see comments |
| Most Recent Chicks | see comments | see comments | see comments |
Comments:
This entry to capture Colleen Moulton's (IDFG) comments on which breeding lakes might still be active. "Here’s a list of those that I know have had breeding birds in recent years: American Falls Reservoir, Blackfoot Reservoir, Cave Lake, CJ Strike Reservoir, Island Park Reservoir, Lake Pend Oreille, Market Lake WMA, Mud Lake WMA. These are all fairly small colonies (although Mud Lake used to be sizeable). There may be others, but I’m less familiar with/have less documentation of them."
Survey Citation:
Peterson, L. A. 1977. Colonial waterbirds in Idaho. Special Report to Idaho Department of Fish and Game. 38 pp.
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Time period
1973 -
Source
Report -
Both Western and Clarks?
N
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | 30 | 1973 |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | 30 | 1973 |
| Max Nests | 1 to 100 | presence | ? |
| Most Recent Nests | 1 to 100 | presence | ? |
| Max Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Most Recent Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Comments:
Peterson summarizes historic Western grebe nesting colonies in Idaho. This record states that colony or colonies are in shallow marshy impoundment.