Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Monitoring Station
Station ID:
10006932
Station Name:
Little Ripley Lake
Specific Parameter:
-- All Parameters --
Are Loon Alert signs posted on your lake?
Banded Mystery Snail
Chick loss, other cause
Chick predator
Chinese Mystery Snail
Cloud Cover
CURLY-LEAF PONDWEED
Date loons first arrived in spring
Date loons first departed in fall
Date of first "Ice Off"
Date of first "Ice On"
Describe portion of waterbody you can see from your observation point
Describe your observation point
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 other cause?
Did chicks die due to predation?
Did chicks die due to unknown cause?
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 loon eggs in the nest fail to hatch?
Did you check underwater solid surfaces (boat hulls, dock legs, rocks)?
Did you find another invasive species?
Did you monitor all Beaches and Boat Landings?
Did you monitor beaches and boat landings?
Did you monitor docks and piers?
Did you monitor other locations?
Did you monitor perimeter of Whole Lake?
Did you monitor the whole lake?
Did you observe any loons with leg bands?
Did you observe entire shallow water area?
Did you observe entire shallow water area?
Did you observe from shoreline only?
Did you observe only from the surface?
Did you survey the entire lake?
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?
EURASIAN WATERMILFOIL (MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM L.)
Fall migration # loons using lake
FISHHOOK WATER FLEA
Freshwater Jellyfish
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?
Hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata)
Ice Duration (Total number of dates frozen, if lake was observed daily)
If eggs failed to hatch, due to other cause
If eggs failed to hatch, due to predation?
If eggs failed to hatch, due to unknown cause?
If eggs failed to hatch, due to water level change?
If eggs failed to hatch, other cause
If you or past observers have always used another method, describe
Lake Access - Other
Lake Access - Where did you get on the water or find access to view the lake?
Loon egg predation by
Loon nesting site used: Artificial nesting platform?
Loon nesting site used: Different lake?
Loon nesting site used: Island
Loon nesting site used: On/near mainland shore?
Loon nesting site used: Other?
Method of Observation
Month loons first arrived in spring
Month loons first departed in fall
Month of first "Ice Off"
Month of first "Ice On"
Nesting pairs who hatched chicks, # pairs
Nesting territorial loon pairs, # pairs
Non-territorial loons in residence, # loons
Number of Adult Loons on Lake
Number of loon chicks on this territory today
Occasional use by non-residents, # loons
Other invasive species found
Other ways of observing
Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
Rusty Crayfish (Orconectes rusticus)
Satellite derived water clarity greater than max depth of lake
SPINY WATER FLEA
Spring migration # loons using lake
Territorial loon pairs in residence, # pairs
Total Paid Hours Spent
Total Volunteer Hours Spent
Visibility
Water Clarity - Predicted Secchi Depth Derived from Satellite Imagery
Were you able to locate the loon nesting sites?
Were you able to locate the nesting site? (1)
What type of nesting site was used? (1)
What type of ownership is the land where the loon nest is located?
Which months or dates?
Wind/Water Conditions
Year of first "Ice Off"
Year of first "Ice On"
ZEBRA MUSSEL, ADULT
Sample Results
Project
Date/Time
DNR Parameter
Species
Result
Units
Present/Absent
Lab Comments
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