Texas Winter Piping Plover Census Results - 1996

Comparison of census results between 1991 International Piping Plover Census and 1996 International Piping Plover Census in Texas. Site descriptions and numbers of Piping Plovers seen in 1991 versus 1996 are listed. Hyphen indicates that no census was conducted at the site. Results are presented by County which are listed in alphabetical order.

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Site Description

1991

1996

Aransas County
Beach along GIWW through Arnasas NWR 16 -
East Shore marshes/both sides pipeline, Arnasas NWR 8 -
Carlos Reef,Cedar Rf, 3rd Chain Is., mouth of St. Charles Bay 6 -
Bayside St. Joseph Is., Cedar Bayou to Aransas Ship Channel 209 274
Beach St. Joseph Is., Cedar Bayou to Aransas Ship Channel 1 0
Mainland, Fulton to Ingleside Point 5 0
Big Bayou 3 0
Total 248 274
Brazoria County
Follet's Island between San Luis Pass and Surfside 4 0
Island between Brazos and San Bernard Rivers 31 38
Total 35 38
Calhoun County
Bayside Matagorda Is., J Hook - Panther Point 87 -
Beach Matagorda Is. J Hook - Panther Point 12 7
Inner levee system, Matagorda Is., Unit Aransas NWR 12 6
Cedar Bayou, TPWD "No Boats" sign .4 mi bayway, Mat. I. 5 -
Live Oak Point, Arnasas NWR 20 0
Total 136 13
Cameron County
Buena Vista Ranch 46 0
W Side of Padre Is. From N end of Hwy 100 to Los Bancos Is 63 314
Laguna Atascosa NWR bayside tour road 15 0
W side S Padre Island app. 1 mi N causeway 19 79
South Bay 162 115
Mud flats between Laguna Heights & Port Isabel - 2
Horse Island Cove, Laguna Atascosa NWR - 5
Unit 4, Laguna Atascosa NWR - 14
Total 305 529
Galveston County
Beach between High Island and Rollover Pass 5 0
Rollover Pass 4 0
Bolivar Flats 73 101
Big Reef 25 0
Beach between western end of Galveston seawall to Sea Isle 6 0
Beach between Sea Isle and San Luis Pass 5 0
San Luis Pass 36 29
Total 154 130
Jefferson County
McFaddin NWR, Entrance east to Sabine Pass - 3
Crystal Beach to McFaddin NWR - 5
Total 0 8
Kenedy County
Penascal Rincon 8 -
Northeastern tip lower Laguna Madre 39 36
Beach, Padre Island Nat'l Seashore 1 3
Total 48 39
Kleberg County
South Bird Island 3 0
Bayside Padre Island, JFK Causeway to Land Cut 36 162
Beach of Padre Island, JFK Causeway to Land Cut 41 0
Total 80 162
Matagorda County
Beach between Sargent and San Bernard NWR 14 0
Bayside of Matagorda Peninsula - Caney Creek to Colorado R. 12 -
Beach Matagorda Peninsula - Caney Creek to Colorado R. 41 0
Bayside Matagorda Peninsula - Colorado R. to Pass Cavallo 132 -
Beach Matagorda Peninsula - Colorado R. to Pass Cavallo 22 0
Total 221 0
Nueces County
Corpus Christi Bayou 5 0
Hog Island 10 0
Redfish Bay, northern end Dagger Island 10 0
NE corner junction of GIWW and CC ship channel 29 0
Southern end Dagger Island 15 0
Corpus Christi Bay, Pelican Island 10 20
Ingleside Point 10 0
La Quinta Island 1 0
Bayside Mustang Is., JFK causeway to Shamrock I. 16 54
Beach of Mustang Is., Aransas ship channel to Padre I. 265 0
Oso Bay (Ward Island) 11 2
GIWW N of JFK Causeway, marker 35 to marker 11 27 16
Flour Bluff shoreline from Naval Air Station to CP&L 1 0
Tule Lake - 8
Total 410 101
Refugio County
Bayside, mudflats N of Copano Bay bridge N along Hwy 136 9 0
Total 9 0
San Patricio County
Mainland - base of causeway at Aransas Pass 1 1
Mainland - Indian Point 10 20
East of Whites Point, Nueces Bay - 1
Total 11 22
Willacy County
Padre Island N of Port Mansfield Pass 52 -
Bayside Padre Island S of Port Mansfield Pass 195 17
Padre Island Beach NE Los Bancos de en Medio Island 1 0
Total 248 17
****OVERALL TOTAL**** 1905 1333
 
 
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