APPENDIX
A
Breeding
Grasshopper Sparrows on San Marcos Foothills
Grasshopper
Sparrow Breeding Season Survey Results
| Date |
West
Mesa |
W
of No Name Creek |
East
Mesa |
Total
# of Individuals |
Comments |
| 2
May 1999 |
14 |
no
data |
5 |
19 |
Incomplete
Survey |
| 5
May 1999 |
21 |
no
data |
no
data |
21 |
Incomplete
Survey |
| 23
May 1999 |
11-14 |
1 |
no
data |
12-15 |
Incomplete
Survey |
| 6
May 2000 |
29-32 |
3 |
0 |
32-35 |
Complete
Survey |
| 13
May 2000 |
14 |
2 |
2 |
18 |
Incomplete
Survey |
| 12
April 2001 |
22 |
3 |
5 |
30 |
Complete
Survey (21 singing males, 9 non-vocal) |
| 12
May 2001 |
37 |
6 |
4 |
47 |
Complete
Survey (30 singing males, 17 non-vocal) |
Grasshopper
Sparrow Breeding Evidence
| Date |
Area |
Observation |
Observers,
comments |
| 14
June 1999 |
Fence
along W property border |
1
family with 2 or 3 fledglings |
Holmgren,
Rothstein |
| 20
June 1999 |
E
edge of West Mesa, E-facing slope in sparse Sage scrub
|
1
pair adults carrying food, caught in the middle of food
delivery, adults consumed food |
6
observers |
| 11
July 1999 |
N
End of East Mesa |
3
call and visual |
Holmgren,
possible family group |
| 11
July 1999 |
S
end of Mesa W of No Name Creek |
1
adults of 2 of unknown age together |
Holmgren,
possible family group |
| 11
June 2000 |
East
Mesa |
1
adult with 1 juvenile |
Holmgren |
| 12
May 2001 |
N
end of West Mesa |
Adult
carrying food |
Holmgren |
| 12
May 2001 |
N
end of West Mesa |
Adult
carrying food |
Holmgren
|
| 2
June 2001 |
150m
NE of Via Gaitero |
Independent
juvenile |
Holmgren |
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