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Lauderdale Refuge

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MAVLauderdale Co.

Note: The Lauderdale Refuge lies within the East Gulf Coastal Plain, but because of its close proximity to the MAV, it is considered part of the IBA site, Mississippi Alluvial Valley in Tennessee.

Location:  North of Halls, to the east of the junction with Poplar Grove and SR 210, Lauderdale County, Tennessee.
Physiographic Province:  PIF 04 (East Gulf Coastal Plain); BCR 27 (Southeastern Coastal Plain)
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Geographical Coordinates: 
    Halls--Lat. 355232N  Long. 0892346W
    Lauderdale Refuge--Lat 359150N  Long. 0893919
Elevation Range:   
    312' Halls
Size:  657 acres
USGS 7.5' quad:  Fowlkes

Description:  Site is an area of flooded fields in the winter as a refuge for waterfowl and cultivated in the summer with crops for waterfowl in the winter. There is an observation tower.

IBA Criteria:  4a

Ornithological Importance:  Waterfowl is the main criteria for the site. Other records of note: American White Pelican--November 20, 2005 (100); Wilson's Snipe--November 19, 2005 (134).
    Note 1. The five-year waterfowl (ducks, geese, and swans) average from the "Tennessee Mid-Winter Waterfowl Survey," 2001-2005, is 9,450 birds (2% of the statewide wintering total). The total annual number of waterfowl during that survey period is 2001 (10,712), 2002 (8,615), 2003 (7,425), 2004), and 2005 (16,838). The five-year average for the major wintering duck species is Mallard (4,069), Gadwall (1,061), Ring-necked Duck (692), and Northern Pintail (541). Canada Goose 5-year average is 1,447 birds . Four species of geese are regularly seen. Geese: November 20, 2004 (494) of three species migrating over. Greater White-fronted Goose--December 3, 2005 (300).
        High Number of waterfowl species: January 1, 2004 (17 species), November 14, 2004 (17 species), November 20, 2004 (19 species), and February 5, 2005 (19 species).

Site Criteria

Species/
Group

Season1

Avg. No Season

Max. No. Season

Years of Data

Source2

4a

Waterfowl (See Note 1 above.)

W

9,450

16,838

2001-2005

5

Season1   B = Breeding, W = Wintering, SM = Spring Migration, FM = Fall Migration
Source 2  1-Atlas Breeding Birds of Tennessee 2-Breeding Bird Surveys 3-Christmas Bird Counts
4-Point Counts 5-Refuge Counts 6-Personal observations 7-Other (specify)

Ownership:  Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
    Contact:  TWRA Region I Office, 200 Lowell Thomas Drive, Jackson, TN 38301, 731-423-5725, 800-372-3928 (toll free in Tennessee).

Conservation Concerns: 

Management Program:  None.

Submitted by: 

Additional Contributors:   Mike C. Todd, birder1@bellsouth.net

Approved under the umbrella IBA site Mississippi Alluvial Valley:  February 2006--Yes 7  No 0

This page was last updated on 02/19/06.