Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Monitoring Station
Station ID:
10002498
Station Name:
Metonga Lake
Specific Parameter:
-- All Parameters --
About how many individuals were there?
Additional Comments about Aquatic Invasives Monitoring
ALGAE, VOLUME SETTLED
ANABAENA SP., COUNT
Are Loon Alert signs posted on your lake?
AREA OF CHAMBER BOTTOM
AREA OF SCOPE FIELD
Banded Mystery Snail
Can the species move or is it attached?
CARBON DISS ORGANIC
Chick predator
Chinese Mystery Snail
CHLAMYDOMONAS SP., COUNT
CHLOROPHYLL A, FLUORESCENCE (WELSCHMAYER 1994)
Cloud Cover
CRYPTOMONAS SP., COUNT
CURLY-LEAF PONDWEED
Date loons first arrived in spring
Date loons first departed in fall
Date sample was analyzed
Diameter of zooplankton net opening
Did at least some data collectors monitor in August?
Did at least some data collectors monitor in July?
Did at least some data collectors monitor in June?
Did at least some data collectors monitor in May?
Did chicks die due to human disturbance?
Did chicks die due to predation?
Did loons use your lake as part of their migration route?
Did loons use your lake during the summer?
Did the eggs in the nest fail to hatch? (1)
Did the eggs in the nest fail to hatch? (2)
Did the loon eggs in the nest fail to hatch?
Did you check underwater solid surfaces (boat hulls, dock legs, rocks)?
Did you collect a sample and bring it to a DNR office? If so, which office?
Did you find another invasive species?
Did you look for Eurasian Water-Milfoil?
Did you monitor all Beaches and Boat Landings?
Did you monitor docks and piers?
Did you monitor other locations?
Did you monitor perimeter of Whole Lake?
Did you observe any loons with leg bands?
Did you observe entire shallow water area?
Did you survey the entire lake?
Did you take a photo?
Did you use rake to extract plant samples?
Did you walk along the shoreline?
Did your lake lose any chicks?
Does your lake have a lake association?
Equipment Used
EURASIAN WATERMILFOIL (MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM L.)
Fall migration # loons using lake
FISHHOOK WATER FLEA
FRAGILARIA SP., COUNT
Freshwater Jellyfish
Habitat Type
Have you consolidated all of your samples into one composite bottle?
Herbarium or museum where specimen is
How many chicks hatched for the entire lake?, # chicks
How many chicks survived to 4- weeks?, # chicks
How many chicks survived to 8-weeks?, # chicks
How many public landings are on your lake?
How often are you at your lake property?
How often were you able to check the lake for loons?
How was the nest lost? (2)
Hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata)
If eggs failed to hatch, due to other cause
If eggs failed to hatch, other cause
KOMMA CAUDATA, COUNT
Lake Access - Where did you get on the water or find access to view the lake?
Latitude of sample
Longitude of sample
Loon Nest Description (1)
Loon Nest Description (2)
Loon nesting site used: Artificial nesting platform?
Method of Observation
MICROSCOPE MAGNIFICATION
Month loons first arrived in spring
Month loons first departed in fall
Name of plankton sample analyst
Nesting pairs who hatched chicks, # pairs
Nesting territorial loon pairs, # pairs
NITROGEN NO3+NO2 DISS (AS N)
Non-territorial loons in residence, # loons
Northern Water Milfoil (Myriophyllum Sibiricum)
Number of Adult Loons on Lake
Number of loon chicks on this territory today
Observer Email
Observer Name (if not already recorded)
Observer Phone Number
Occasional use by non-residents, # loons
Other nesting site (1)
Other species looked for
Other way nest was lost (2)
Other ways of observing
Person who verified occurence
PHOSPHORUS TOTAL
Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
Relevant Lake Access Details
RESIDUE TOTAL NFLT (TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS)
RESIDUE VOL NFLT
Rusty Crayfish (Orconectes rusticus)
SAMPLE SIZE LITERS
Satellite derived water clarity greater than max depth of lake
SCENEDESMUS SP., COUNT
SCHROEDERIA SP., COUNT
SECCHI DEPTH - FEET
SECCHI DEPTH HIT BOTTOM
Second person who verified occurence
Species Name
SPINY WATER FLEA
Spring migration # loons using lake
TEMPERATURE AT LAB
Territorial loon pairs in residence, # pairs
TOTAL FIELDS COUNTED
Total nests on lake (1)
USER PERCEPTION OF WATER QUALITY
Visibility
Volume of sample that was analyzed (ml)
Was the aquatic invasive species found live or dead?
Was the specimen confirmed as species?
Water Clarity - Predicted Secchi Depth Derived from Satellite Imagery
WATER COLOR (VISUAL)
WATER COLUMN APPEARANCE
WATER LEVEL (VISUAL)
Were you able to locate the loon nesting sites?
Were you able to locate the nesting site? (1)
Were you able to locate the nesting site? (2)
What type of nesting site was used? (1)
What type of nesting site was used? (2)
What type of ownership is the land where the loon nest is located?
What type of ownership is the land where the nest is located? (1)
What type of ownership is the land where the nest is located? (2)
Where did you find the invasive?
Where was the invasive species located?
Where was the invasive species located? (2)
Where was the invasive species located? (3)
Which aquatic invasive did you find?
Which months or dates?
Wind/Water Conditions
ZEBRA MUSSEL, ADULT
ZEBRA MUSSEL, VELIGER
Sample Results
Project
Date/Time
DNR Parameter
Species
Result
Units
Present/Absent
Lab Comments
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