Smith Lake, Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- Lake name:
- Smith Lake, Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- Location:
- Nebraska
- Latitude:
- 41.7868039
- Longitude:
- -102.5216055
- Surface area (km2):
- 0.9
- Basin type:
- non-reservoir
- Management agency:
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Region associations:
- Crescent Lake NWR; Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge Complex
- Comments:
- There are a few Smith Lakes. This one is in Garden County in Crescent Lake NWR. Crescent Lake NWR is part of the Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge Complex and is comprised of several wetlands such as lakes, marshes, and wet meadows. This area is one of the few remaining prairie landscapes of the U.S. Various lakes at this refuge have their own entries of grebe breeding data for further details.
Summary of Surveys (2)
Survey Citation:
Sharpe & Payne. 1966. Nesting Birds of the Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge. 34(2). Published by Nebraska Bird Review
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Type
shore; boat -
Time period
7 June 1965, 11 June 1965 -
Source
Notes -
Both Western and Clarks?
N
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | 40 | 1965 |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | 40 | 1965 |
| Max Nests | 1 to 100 | 1 | 1965 |
| Most Recent Nests | 1 to 100 | 1 | 1965 |
| Max Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Most Recent Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Comments:
Observers saw an adult grebe incubating a nest. Refuge Manager John Wilbrecht said that grebes broods have been raised successfully in the past on Smith Lake. Smith Lake is one of the major lakes of Crescent Lake NWR.
Survey Citation:
Ducey, J.E. 2022. Valentine, Nebraska. Archive of the Great American Sandhills. April 14, 2022
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Time period
2022 -
Source
Database -
Both Western and Clarks?
N
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | presence | 2022 |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | presence | 2022 |
| Max Nests | 1 to 100 | presence? | 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:
Nebraska Sandhills Lakes with Western Grebe breeding records from database owned by James E. Ducey, forwarded by Ross Silcock. Credit as James E. Ducey, Valentine, Nebraska. Archive of the Great American Sandhills. April 14, 2022 is the publication date. No other details provided. Breeding record does not specify evidence (nests and/or chicks so entered as probable nests) and then Ross Silcock updated the list with years, some from eBird, and states that presence at Sandhills lakes in June to July is probable as breeding. There may have been previous years of observations to comprise Ducey's list but there is no information on that. Crescent Lake NWR was visited multiple times in a year.