Willow Lake, Willow Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- Lake name:
- Willow Lake, Willow Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- Location:
- North Dakota
- Latitude:
- 48.9247275
- Longitude:
- -100.1462794
- Basin type:
- non-reservoir
- Management agency:
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Comments:
- These coordinates are for the one in Rolette County, for which there is a record for in Drilling (2016). This is a limited-interest national wildlife refuge owned and controlled by private landowner(s) and is not federal land. Cannot locate a Willow Lake in Bottineau County (Martin pers. comm.). No other information.
Summary of Surveys (1)
Survey Citation:
Martin, R. 2022. Pers. comm., Martin, R. 2023. Pers. comm.
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Time period
2018, 2022 -
Source
Personal communication -
Both Western and Clarks?
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| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | presence | 2018-2022 |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | presence | 2022 |
| Max Nests | 1 to 100 | presence | 2018-2022 |
| Most Recent Nests | 1 to 100 | presence | 2022 |
| Max Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Most Recent Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Comments:
Western grebes are and have been nesting at this lake in recent years, according to Ron Martin (2023). No specific years provided so estimated the range of 2018 to 2022 as active breeding lake though it could have supported nesting prior to this range. Martin (2023) states that water levels rose in the last 20 years and many lakes had a lack of grebes in the 80s and early 90s.