1. Florida Shorebird Database 2015 Map & table credit: Whitney Haskell

2. Space coast routes surveyed at least once during the 2015 nesting season

3. Route coverage: summary stats 23 routes created in the Space Coast region 14 routes surveyed at least once in 2015 3 routes surveyed during all six windows = “Gold Star” routes!

4. “Gold Star” routes: ACNWR RT3a ACNWR RT3b Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Beach

5. Nesting in Space Coast region : by species

6. BNST Total sites: 2 Both: Incomplete Two sites

7. Black-necked Stilt 136 sites

8. KILL Total sites: 2 Both Complete

9. Killdeer 33 sites

10. WIPL Total sites: 3 Complete: 1 Unknown: 1 Abandoned: 1

11. Wilson’s Plover 243 sites

12. American Oystercatcher 232 sites

13. Snowy Plover 420 sites

14. Willet 14 sites

15. LETE Number of colonies with confirmed nesting 1 Number of colonies with records of flightless chicks 1 Number of colonies with records of flight-capable juveniles 1

16. Least Tern 104 sites

17. BLSK Number of colonies with confirmed nesting 2 Number of colonies with records of flightless chicks 0 Number of colonies with records of flight-capable juveniles 0

18. Black Skimmer 29 sites

19. BRPE Number of colonies with confirmed nesting 2 Number of colonies with records of flightless chicks 2 Number of colonies with records of flight-capable juveniles 0

20. Brown Pelican 19 sites

21. Caspian Tern 6 sites Gull-billed Tern 7 sites Sooty Tern 2 sites

22. Sandwich Tern 6 sites Laughing Gull 15 sites Royal Tern 7 sites

23. Local causes of colony disturbance Colonies with reported disturbance Disturbance Type Human Intrusion OverwashUnknown 31 (33%) 2 (67%)

24. 15 Least Tern sites ACTIVE ROOFTOPS ALONG THE SPACE COAST Number of rooftops with confirmed nesting 2 Number of rooftops with records of flight-capable juveniles 1 3 Black Skimmer sites Number of rooftops with confirmed nesting 2 Number of rooftops with records of flight-capable juveniles 1

25. What’s to come FSD closes Oct. 1st Quality control of 2015 data FSD will reopen for data entry March 2016 (always open for data retrieval!) Thank you all for your participation in Florida’s shorebird monitoring program!