ML17339A251

Omitted Pages of Nonradiological Environ Monitoring Rept, for Jul-Dec 1978.

ML17339A251
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Site:	Turkey Point
Issue date:	11/01/1979
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Table l. A list of Birds observed in the Study Area for 1978.

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RELATIVE SEASON OF COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME ABUNDANCE OCCURRENCE White Pelican Pelecanus Rare Hinter er throrh nchos Brown Polican Pelecanus occidentalis Uncommon Permanent carolznenszs Double-crested Phalacrocorax auritis Common Permanent Cormorant Red-brested Merceus serraecr Common Hinter Merganser Blue-winged Teal: Anas discors Uncommon Hinter I

American Coot Fulica americana Common Winter Florida Gallinule Common Permanent Mottled Duck Uncommon Permanent Pied-billed Grebe Common Permanent Herring Gull Larus arqentatus Fairly Common Win ter Ring-billed Gull Larus delaware nsis Fairly Common Winter Laughing Gull Larus arricilla Common Permanent Least, Term Sterna albifrons Common Summer Belted Kingfisher Common Permanent

Table l. A list of Birds observed in the Study Area for 1978.

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RELATIVE SEASON OF COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME ABUNDANCE OCCURRENCE Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Common Permanent Black Vulture ~Coraq s 'atratus Common Permanent Gray Kingbird ~T rannus dominicensis Common Permanent dominicensis Red-winged Blackbird a "~" Common Permanent llouse Sparrow Passer domesticus Common 'ermanent Savannah Sparrow: Passerculus Common Winter sandwxchensis Tree Swallow Uncommon Hinter Barn Swallow E1irundo rustica Common Fall Common Crow Common Permanent White-crowned Columba leucocephala Uncommon Sunune r Pigeon Rock Dove Columba livia Common Permanent Mourning Dove Zenaidura macroura Common Permanent Ground Dove Columbi ullina Common Permanent asserina

Table l. A list of Birds observed in the Study Area for 1978.

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RELATIVE SEASON OF COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME ABUNDANCE OCCURRENCE Northern Seivrus noveboracensis Rare Hinter Haterthrush Yellowthroat Uncommon Permanent Blue-Gray Gnat Uncommon Hinter Catcher Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum Common Hinter Blackpoll Harbler Dendroica striata Uncommon Spring 6 Fall Pine Warbler Dendroica pinus Fairly Common Permanent House Wren Common Winter Bobolink Fairly Common Spring 6 Fall Indigo Bunting Passerine ~c ance Uncommon Spring 6 Fall Mockingbird Common Permanent Catbird Dumetella Common Permanent carolinensis Cardinal Richmondena Common Permanent cardinalis Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella macana Common Permanent

Table 2. A list of Reptiles and Amphibians observed in the Study Area for 1978.

COMMON NAME SCXENTIFXC NAME- PREFERRED HABITAT American Crocodile Salt or brackish water Flo'rida Softshell ~Trion x ferox Lakes, ponds, canals, roadside ditches Florida Snapping Turtle Any permanent body of freshwater Eastern Xdigo Snake Near thickets of dense natural vegetation Mangrove Water Snake Natrix fasciata com ressicauda Salt or brackish water e

Black Rat Snake ~Ela he obsoleta obsoleta Extremely variable Mud Snake Farancia abacura Swamps and lowlands Reef Gecko S haerodact lus notatus notatus Around buildings South Eastern Fivelined On spoil banks Skink Brown Anole Anolis saqrei Green Anole Anolis carolinensis Scrub and vines Cuban Tree ~H la se tentrionalis Hides near moisture Frog'padefoot Toad

Table 3. A list of Mammals observed in the Study Area for 1978.

COMMON NAllE SCIENTIFIC NAME PREFERRED HABITAT Cat Felis domestica Associated with man Marsh Rabbit Berms, swamps, and hammocks Raccoon ~Prop on lotor Along streams, berms Black Rat Rattus rattus Buildings 6 occasion-ally in fields

Table 4. A compazison of Study Area Bird species 1978, to Surrounding Area species.

TURKEY SURROUNDXNG POXNT AREA American Bittern X American Coot X American Goldfinch X American Kestrel X American Redstart. X Anhinga X Bald Eagle X X Barn Swallow X X Belted Kingfisher X X Black-bellied Plover X X Black-crowned Night Heron X Black-necked Stilt X Black Skimmer X Black Vulture X Blackpoll Warbler X X Black-whiskered Vireo X Blue-gray Gnatcatcher X Blue Jay X Blue-winged Teal Boat-tailed Grackle X Bobolink X Broadwinged Hawk Brown Pelican X Cardinal X Caspida Tern X Catbird X Cattle Egret X X Cedar Waxwing X Chuck-Will's Widow X Clapper Rail X Common Egret Crow'o~i.eon X

Cori ion Flicker X Co~won Grackle X Commion Nighthawk X Comon Snipe X Doub'e-Crested Cormorant X Downy Woodpecker X Eastern Meadowlark X Eastern Phoebe X Florida Gallinule Glossy ibis X Gray Kingbird X X Great Blue Heron X X Great, White Heron X III.B.1-52

P Table 4. A comparison of S tudy Area Bird species (CONT'D)'978, to Surrounding Area species.

TURKEY SURROUNDING POINT AREA Green Heron X Ground Dove X Herring Gull X House Sparrow X House Wren X X Killdeer X X Laughing Gull X X Least Tern X X Little Blue Heron X X Louisana Heron X X Magnificent Frigatebird X X Marsh Hawk X Merlin X X Mockingbird X X Mottled Duck X Mourning Dove X Northern Waterthrush X X Osprey X X Palm Warbler X X Peregrine Falcon X Pie-billed Grebe X Pine Warbler Prairie Warbler X Red-bellied Woodpecker X X Red-brested Merganser X X Reddish Egret, X X Red-shouldered Hawk X Red-winged Blackbird X X Ring-billed Gull X X Roseate Spoonbill X X Rock Dove X Royal Tern X Sanderling X Savannah Sparrow X Sc ecch Owl X Semipalmated Plover X Snarp-sninned Hawk X Snowv Eg et X Tree Swallow X X Turkey Vulture X X White-crowned Pigeon X White-eyed Vireo White Ibis I I I. B. 1-53

Table 4. A comparison of Study Area Bird species (CONT'D) 1978, to Surrounding Area species.

TURKEY SURROUNDIN POINT AREA White Pelican X Willet X Wood Duck X Wood Ibis Yellowlegs X.

Yellowthroat X Yellow-bellied Sapsucker X Yellow-crowned Night Heron X Yellow-rumped Warbler X Yellow Warbler X I I I. 8.1-54

Table 5. A comparison of Study Area Reptiles and Amphibians for 1978, to Surrounding Area spec'es.

TURKEY SURROUNDING POXNT AP~

American Alligator X American Crocodile X Bahaman Bark Anole X Black Rat Snake Brown Anole Corn Snake X Cuban Treefrog X Eastern Diamondback Ratt lesnake X Eastern Indigo Snake X Everglades Racer X Florida Cricket Frog X Florida Softshell X X Florida Snapping Turtle X Florida Water Snake X Green Anole X Green House Frog X Green Treefrog X Key West Anole X Mangrove Water Snake X X Mud Snake X Cuban Tree Frog X Pig Frog X Reef Gecko X South Eastern Five-line d Skink X Southern Leopard Frog Spadefoot Toad III.B.1-55

Table 6. A comparison of .Study Area Mammals for 1978, to Surrounding Area in species.

TURKEY SURROUNDING POINT AREA Black Rat X Bob Cat X Cotton Rat X Dolphin X Domestic Cat House Mouse X Manatee X Marsh Rabbit X X Raccoon X X Rice Rat X White Tailed deer X I11. B. 1-56

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'Point Cooling Canal System.

REFERENCES Applied Biology, !nc. 1978. Evaluation of Ecological Studies Conducted at Turkey Point and South Oade Area.

Atlanta, Georgia.

Applied Biology, Inc. 1978. Baseline Ecological Stu"v of a Subtropical Terrestrial Biome in Southern Cade County, Florida. Atlanta, Georgia.

Florida Power and L'ight Company. 1976. Turkey Point Units 3 8 4 ,

Semiannual Environmental ttonitoring Report t/o. 9. tliami, Florida.

Florida Power and Light Company. Unpublished. Environmental Report, South Oade Plant Units 1 8 2. Vol. 1,2. hiiami, Florida.

Peterson, R.T. 1947. A Field Guide to the Birds. Houghton Nifflin Company. Boston, t1assachuetts.

Robbins, C.S., B. Bruun, and H. S. Zim. 1966. Birds of iiorth America. Western Publishing Company, Inc. Rocaine, Wisconsin.

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Induced Reve etation

>lethod The 30 species of grasses, shrubs, and trees plant d during the 1973-74 Initial Study Project were checked quarterly for survival

~ and vitality (Table 1). The parameter of vitality was an attempt to single out plants which could survive, but were in some manner inhibited in growth.

Discussion and Conclusions Growth rates and vitality continued to be higher in the more organic areas and lower in the mucky clays. These trends were best observed in the species with excellent survival rates. For example, the Coccoloba uvifera (sea grapes), planted in organic soils, were, 2

as tall as 3.5 meters and ocvered areas of 9m or more. These large plants produced an abundance of seeds, resulting in numerous seedlings.

Sea grapes planted in the mucky clays, although seeming healthy, remained small and exhibited little new growth. No plantings of the Initial Study remained in the clay areas. Several of the sites have b g by l pl *p l, p l l b~p erectus (buttonwoods), with a resulting loss of vigor and increase in mortality to the test species.

Plants in the "Excellent" and "Good" survival categorie generally exhibited "Good".vitality, thus indicating a tolerance to wind ex-posure and sa',ine conditions on the berms. An exception, Cocculus laurifolius, showed only "Fair" survival, but "Excellent" vitality.

It survived only in organic soil areas that were protected from extreme sun and wind by native vegetation.

Generally, the patterns of mortality and vigor are unchanged since 1975.

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Table 1. Average survival rates and vitality of the, Initial Study Plantings quarterly during 1978.

See Figure 1 for test site locations.

Vitality EXCELLENT (90% survival)

Good Coccoloba uvifera Sea Grape

,Good Conocarous erectus Silver Button Bush Good Scaevola frutescens Scaeval Shrub Exc. ~Za eia ~aonica Zoysia Grass GOOD (60-89% survival)

Fair Green Pittosporum Good Rhoeo discolor Oyster P'ant Good Cootie Evergreen FAIR (30-59% survival)

Fair Cocos nucifera Coconu P 1am Good Pittoszorum ~s Variegated Pittosporum Good Crinum asiaticum Crinum Lily Fai= Stenotaohrum secundatum Bitt = Blue Grass Exc. Cocculus laurifolius Snail Seed POOR (30% survival)

Fair Eucuenia uniflong Florida Cherry Poor .Cortaderia selloana Pampas Grass Poor Spider Lily

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