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The North American Breeding Bird Survey, Analysis Results 1966 - 2018

Dates

Publication Date
Start Date
1966
End Date
2018

Citation

Sauer, J.R., Link, W.A., and Hines, J.E., 2020, The North American Breeding Bird Survey, Analysis Results 1966 - 2018: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9TQI68U.

Summary

This data product consists of a database of population change and abundance estimates for North American birds, estimated from North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) data. Data are presented for 548 species of birds in 4 spreadsheets containing trend estimates and annual indices for 2 time periods. Estimates are derived for each species using the 1 of 4 alternative models, and a cross-validation model selection procedure was used to select the best model for each species.

Contacts

Point of Contact :
John R Sauer
Originator :
John R Sauer, William A Link, James E Hines
Metadata Contact :
John R Sauer
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems
SDC Data Owner :
Eastern Ecological Science Center

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BBSAnalysis_Results_Metadata_1966_2018_v8-Best.xml
“Metadata for 2018 Analysis”
Original FGDC Metadata
View 		93.58 KB application/fgdc+xml
BBS_1966-2018_core_best_trend.csv
“Trends for Core BBS Area” 		2.17 MB text/csv
BBS_1993-2018_expanded_trend_best.csv
“Trends for Expanded BBS Area” 		2.61 MB text/csv
inde_best_1966-2018_core.csv
“Annual Indices for Core BBS Area” 		36.36 MB text/csv
inde_best_1993-2018_expanded.csv
“Annual Indices for Expanded BBS Area” 		20.56 MB text/csv
BBS species richness.png
“Map of Mean Per Route Species Richness” 		thumbnail 82.41 KB image/png

Purpose

These data files and associated web-based summary programs are designed to provide public access to analysis results from BBS data. Primary results are provided in spreadsheet form, and are described in this metadata, and website elements present the results in alternative summary formats. A statement regarding the elements of the website, and a general discussion of the methods, is available at (http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov). Analysis of survey data can be controversial, and any user of the information should recognize that alternative approaches exist. These results are based on methods that have been peer reviewed and exist in the published literature. Users also have access to all data collected by the survey, at (http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbs/). Standard disclaimers for use of information are also provided (http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/bbs/disclaim.html).
Map of Mean Per Route Species Richness
Map of Mean Per Route Species Richness

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/P9TQI68U

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