Condeso, T. Emiko, John P. Kelly,
The heronry at DeSilva Island, in Marin County, California, is one of many colony sites that are monitored by Audubon Canyon Ranch (ACR) as part of its Heron and Egret Project. The Project was initiated in 1990 and reflects an ongoing effort to monitor the status of colonially nesting herons and egrets throughout five counties in the northern San Francisco Bay region. The primary goal of the Heron and Egret Project is to develop and apply current and historical information on status of herons and egrets to wetland conservation concerns in the San Francisco Bay area. Specifically, the project focuses on monitoring local and regional trends in nesting abundance and reproductive performance (Kelly et al. 2006, 2007). A brief summary of colony site locations and results is posted online at https://egret.org/googleearthheronries.
The heronry at DeSilva Island is one of several colony sites in Marin County and is known to have supported nesting herons and egrets since 1979 (Pratt 1983, Kelly et al. 2006). The trees used for nesting are blue gum eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus) and are located along the southern waterfront of the DeSilva Island town homes complex.
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Condeso, T. E., and J. P. Kelly. 2017. 2017 Monitoring Results from the DeSilva Island Heronry: A report to the DeSilva Island Home Owners' Association. ACR Tech. Rpt 90-3-42 © November 2017. Audubon Canyon Ranch, Cypress Grove Research Center, P. O. Box 808, Marshall, CA 94940.