Lake Traverse
- Lake name:
- Lake Traverse
- Location:
- Minnesota
- Latitude:
- 45.7041583
- Longitude:
- -96.7314147
- Surface area (km2):
- 43.9
- Basin type:
- reservoir
- Management agency:
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
- Comments:
- Maximum depth of 12 feet and average depth of 9 feet.
Summary of Surveys (2)
Survey Citation:
Burger, Joanna. 1971. “The Western Grebe in Minnesota.” Loon 43: 4–9. AND Henderson, Carroll L. 1977. Minnesota Colonial Bird Nesting Site Inventory. St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/eco/nongame/projects/consgrant_reports/1977/1977_colonial_birds.pdf.
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Time period
1935, 1962 -
Source
Notes -
Both Western and Clarks?
N
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | 50 | 1946 |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | 1 | 1962 |
| Max Nests | 1 to 100 | 9 | 1936 |
| Most Recent Nests | 1 to 100 | 9 | 1936 |
| Max Chicks | 1 to 100 | 50 | 1946 |
| Most Recent Chicks | 1 to 100 | 1 | 1962 |
Comments:
Observations were intermittent and not full surveys. The nest observation in 1935 was the first year since 1899 that Western grebe breeeding was recorded in Minnesota. These records reported in the MNDNR Minnesota Colonial Waterbird Nesting Inventory 1977 report.
Survey Citation:
Green, Janet C., and Robert B. Janssen. 1975. Minnesota Birds: Where, When and How Many. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
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Time period
~1965, ~1975 -
Source
Book (species account) -
Both Western and Clarks?
N
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | presence | ~1965-1975 |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | presence | ~1975 |
| Max Nests | 1 to 100 | presence | ~1965-1975 |
| Most Recent Nests | 1 to 100 | presence | ~1975 |
| Max Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Most Recent Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Comments:
States that breeding was observed for the last 10 years on this lake. I am approximating ~1965 to 1975 due to publication year.