Tracking Data for Buff-breasted Sandpipers (Calidris subruficollis)

This data package includes 2 child items with tracking data of buff-breasted sandpiper, a shorebird species that breeds only in Arctic Alaska and Canada, spending the winter in the grasslands of Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina after a lengthy migration. Child Item 1: "Argos and GPS Satellite Tracking Data for Buff-breasted Sandpipers (Calidris subruficollis) - Processed Data" Quality-controlled data collected from Argos and Argos-linked GPS satellite transmitters. Child Item 2: "Argos and GPS Satellite Tracking Data for Buff-breasted Sandpipers (Calidris subruficollis) - Raw Data" All raw data collected from Argos and Argos-linked GPS satellite transmitters, provided for completeness of the archive. The "Processed...

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argentina, Argos, All tags... Biota, Birds, Brazil, Breeding sites, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Calidris subruficollis, Capture-recapture studies, Central Americas flyway, Coastal ecosystems, Environment, GPS, Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Species life history, Tagging devices, Telemetry, Texas, Tracking equipment, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Uruguay, Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies, Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Fewer tags

Tracking Data for Three Large-Bodied Gull Species and Hybrids (Larus spp.)

This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for three large-bodied gull species and hybrids (Larus species) utilizing coastal areas of Alaska. Child Item 1: "Argos and GPS Satellite Tracking Data for Three Large-Bodied Gull Species and Hybrids (Larus spp.) - Processed Data" Quality-controlled data collected from Argos and Argos-linked GPS satellite transmitters. Child Item 2: "Argos and GPS Satellite Tracking Data for Three Large-Bodied Gull Species and Hybrids (Larus spp.) - Raw Data" All raw data collected from Argos and Argos-linked GPS satellite transmitters, provided for completeness of the archive. The "Processed Data" (Child Item 1) are better suited for most analytical purposes. Version...

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, American Herring Gull, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argos, All tags... Bering Strait, Bethel, Biota, Birds, Breeding sites, Capture-recapture studies, Chukotka, Coastal ecosystems, East Asia flyway, Environment, GPS, Glaucous Gull, Glaucous-winged Gull, Health and disease, Kenai Peninsula, Larus argentatus, Larus glaucescens, Larus hyperboreus, Marine ecosystems, Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, Nome, North Slope, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Pacific Americas flyway, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Plumage, Russia, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Soldotna, Species life history, Tagging devices, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Utqiagvik, Utqiaġvik, Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies, Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Yukon Delta, Fewer tags

Tracking Data for Black Scoters (Melanitta americana)

This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for Black Scoters, a sea duck species that breeds throughout higher latitudes of Alaska and Canada and winters along coastal areas of North America. Child Item 1: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Black Scoters (Melanitta americana) - Processed Data" Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters. Child Item 2: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Black Scoters (Melanitta americana) - Raw Data" All raw data collected from Argos satellite transmitters, provided for completeness of the archive. The "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) are better suited for most analytical purposes.

Tags: Alaska, American Scoter, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argos, All tags... Aropuk Lake, Biota, Birds, Black Scoter, Breeding area, Breeding sites, Distribution, Ducks/Geese/Swans, Dutch Harbor, Ecological Dynamics, Environment, Field methods, Field sampling, Melanitta americana, Migration, Migration (organisms), Migration pathway, Migratory birds, Migratory strategies, Nelson Lagoon, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Pacific Americas flyway, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Species Life History, Species Migration, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Wintering area, Yukon Delta, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Yukon-Kuskokwim River Delta, Fewer tags

Tracking Data for Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa)

This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for Marbled Godwits, a large-bodied shorebird that, in Alaska, nests in the southwestern portion of the state. Child Item 1: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) - Processed Data" Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters. Child Item 2: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) - Raw Data" All raw data collected from Argos satellite transmitters, provided for completeness of the archive. The "Processed Data" (Child Item 1) are better suited for most analytical purposes.

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argos, Biota, All tags... Birds, Breeding area, Breeding sites, British Columbia, Canada, Ecological Dynamics, Environment, Limosa fedoa, Marbled godwit, Migration, Migratory birds, North Pacific Ocean, Overwintering, PTT, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Sandpipers, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Species Life History, Species Migration, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Ugashik, Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Wintering area, Fewer tags

Child Item 1: Argos and GPS Satellite Tracking Data for Three Large-Bodied Gull Species and Hybrids (Larus spp.) - Processed Data

This metadata document describes the data contained in the "Argos GPS Processed Data" (Child Item 1) of this data release. This data release contains all data collected by the Argos System from 6 satellite transmitters attached to Glaucous-winged gulls on Middleton Island and 42 Argos-linked GPS satellite transmitters attached to three species of large-bodied gulls (genus Larus) and hybrids thereof, captured at landfills in southcentral, western and northern Alaska. The transmitters carried GPS receivers, so GPS tracking data represent the backbone of this data release. However, because the GPS locations were communicated through the Argos System, a time series of Argos (Doppler) tracking data also exists and is...

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, American Herring Gull, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argos, All tags... Bering Strait, Bethel, Biota, Birds, Breeding sites, Capture-recapture studies, Chukotka, Coastal ecosystems, East Asia flyway, Environment, GPS, Glaucous Gull, Glaucous-winged Gull, Health and disease, Kenai Peninsula, Larus argentatus, Larus glaucescens, Larus hyperboreus, Marine ecosystems, Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, Nome, North Slope, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Pacific Americas flyway, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Plumage, Russia, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Soldotna, Species life history, Tagging devices, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Utqiagvik, Utqiaġvik, Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies, Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Yukon Delta, Fewer tags

Child Item 2: Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) - Raw Data

This metadata document describes the data contained in the "Argos Raw Data" (Child Item 2) of this data release. This data release contains all data collected by the Argos System from nine satellite transmitters attached to Marbled Godwits on their breeding range in southwest Alaska, USA. Five data files are included in the "Argos Raw Data" (Child Item 2) of this data release. Two data files (with identical content) contain the raw Argos DIAG (Diagnostic) data, one in the legacy verbose ASCII format and one in a tabular Comma Separate Value (CSV) format. Two other data files (with identical content) contain the raw Argos DS (Dispose) data, one in the legacy verbose ASCII format and one in a tabular CSV format. The...

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argos, Biota, All tags... Birds, Breeding area, Breeding sites, British Columbia, Canada, Ecological Dynamics, Environment, Limosa fedoa, Marbled godwit, Migration, Migratory birds, North Pacific Ocean, Overwintering, PTT, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Sandpipers, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Species Life History, Species Migration, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Ugashik, Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Wintering area, Fewer tags

Child Item 2: Argos and GPS Satellite Tracking Data for Buff-breasted Sandpipers (Calidris subruficollis) - Raw Data

This metadata document describes the data contained in the "Argos GPS Raw Data" (Child Item 2) of this data release. This data release contains all data collected from 130 Argos and Argos-linked GPS satellite transmitters attached to Buff-breasted Sandpipers at breeding sites in Alaska, migratory stopovers in Texas, and wintering areas in Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay, 2016-2018. The 130 deployed tags were comprised of 22 Argos Doppler PTTs (2 gram PTTs built by Microwave Telemetry) and 108 Argos-linked GPS PTTs (2 gram PinPoint tags built by Lotek). However, 14 Pinpoints never reported data, so they only appear in the deployment data records and not the location data files. One of the 94 functional PinPoint tags...

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argentina, Argos, All tags... Biota, Birds, Brazil, Breeding sites, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Calidris subruficollis, Capture-recapture studies, Central Americas flyway, Coastal ecosystems, Environment, GPS, Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Species life history, Tagging devices, Telemetry, Texas, Tracking equipment, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Uruguay, Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies, Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Fewer tags

Child Item 2: Argos and GPS Satellite Tracking Data for Three Large-Bodied Gull Species and Hybrids (Larus spp.) - Raw Data

This metadata document describes the data contained in the "Argos GPS Raw Data" (Child Item 2) of this data release. This data release contains all data collected by the Argos System from 6 satellite transmitters attached to Glaucous-winged gulls on Middleton Island and 42 Argos-linked GPS satellite transmitters attached to three species of large-bodied gulls (genus Larus) and hybrids thereof, captured at landfills in southcentral, western and northern Alaska. The transmitters carried GPS receivers, so GPS tracking data represent the backbone of this data release. However, because the GPS locations were communicated through the Argos System, a time series of Argos (Doppler) tracking data also exists and is included....

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, American Herring Gull, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argos, All tags... Bering Strait, Bethel, Biota, Birds, Breeding sites, Capture-recapture studies, Chukotka, Coastal ecosystems, East Asia flyway, Environment, GPS, Glaucous Gull, Glaucous-winged Gull, Health and disease, Kenai Peninsula, Larus argentatus, Larus glaucescens, Larus hyperboreus, Marine ecosystems, Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, Nome, North Slope, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Pacific Americas flyway, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Plumage, Russia, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Soldotna, Species life history, Tagging devices, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Utqiagvik, Utqiaġvik, Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies, Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Yukon Delta, Fewer tags

Child Item 2: Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Black Scoters (Melanitta americana) - Raw Data

This metadata document describes the data contained in the "Argos Raw Data" (Child Item 2) of this data release. This data release contains all data collected by the Argos System from 53 satellite transmitters attached to Black Scoters on their breeding and winter ranges in western Alaska, 2003-2007. Five data files are included in the "Argos Raw Data" (Child Item 2) of this data release. Two data files (with identical content) contain the raw Argos DIAG (Diagnostic) data, one in the legacy verbose ASCII format and one in a tabular Comma Separate Value (CSV) format. Two other data files (with identical content) contain the raw Argos DS (Dispose) data, one in the legacy verbose ASCII format and one in a tabular CSV...

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, American Scoter, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argos, All tags... Aropuk Lake, Biota, Birds, Black Scoter, Breeding area, Breeding sites, Distribution, Ducks/Geese/Swans, Dutch Harbor, Ecological Dynamics, Environment, Field methods, Field sampling, Melanitta americana, Migration, Migration (organisms), Migration pathway, Migratory birds, Migratory strategies, Nelson Lagoon, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Pacific Americas flyway, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Species Life History, Species Migration, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Wintering area, Yukon Delta, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Yukon-Kuskokwim River Delta, Fewer tags

Child Item 1: Argos and GPS Satellite Tracking Data for Buff-breasted Sandpipers (Calidris subruficollis) - Processed Data

This metadata document describes the data contained in the "Argos GPS Processed Data" (Child Item 1) of this data release. This data release contains all data collected from 130 Argos and Argos-linked GPS satellite transmitters attached to Buff-breasted Sandpipers at breeding sites in Alaska, migratory stopovers in Texas, and wintering areas in Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay, 2016-2018. The 130 deployed tags were comprised of 22 Argos Doppler PTTs (2 gram PTTs built by Microwave Telemetry) and 108 Argos-linked GPS PTTs (2 gram PinPoint tags built by Lotek). However, 14 Pinpoints never reported data, so they only appear in the deployment data records and not the location data files. One of the 94 functional PinPoint...

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argentina, Argos, All tags... Biota, Birds, Brazil, Breeding sites, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Calidris subruficollis, Capture-recapture studies, Central Americas flyway, Coastal ecosystems, Environment, GPS, Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Species life history, Tagging devices, Telemetry, Texas, Tracking equipment, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Uruguay, Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies, Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Fewer tags

Child Item 1: Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Black Scoters (Melanitta americana) - Processed Data

This metadata document describes the data contained in the "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) of this data release. This data release contains all data collected by the Argos System from 53 satellite transmitters attached to Black Scoters on their breeding and winter ranges in western Alaska, 2003-2007. The raw data were processed to accomplish two goals: flag implausible location estimates and decode raw sensor data. Three Comma Separate Value (CSV) tables are included in the "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) of this data release: 1) the "diag_filteredLocations" table contains one record for every location estimate collected, accompanied by a binary flag that denotes an algorithm's plausibility check. Each...

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, American Scoter, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argos, All tags... Aropuk Lake, Biota, Birds, Black Scoter, Breeding area, Breeding sites, Distribution, Ducks/Geese/Swans, Dutch Harbor, Ecological Dynamics, Environment, Field methods, Field sampling, Melanitta americana, Migration, Migration (organisms), Migration pathway, Migratory birds, Migratory strategies, Nelson Lagoon, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Pacific Americas flyway, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Species Life History, Species Migration, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Wintering area, Yukon Delta, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Yukon-Kuskokwim River Delta, Fewer tags

Child Item 1: Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) - Processed Data

This metadata document describes the data contained in the "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) of this data release. This data release contains all data collected by the Argos System from nine satellite transmitters attached to Marbled Godwits on their breeding range in southwest Alaska, USA. The raw data were processed to accomplish two goals: flag implausible location estimates and decode raw sensor data. Three Comma Separate Value (CSV) tables are included in the "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) of this data release: 1) the "diag_filteredLocations" table contains one record for every location estimate collected, accompanied by a binary flag that denotes an algorithm's plausibility check. Each record also...

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argos, Biota, All tags... Birds, Breeding area, Breeding sites, British Columbia, Canada, Ecological Dynamics, Environment, Limosa fedoa, Marbled godwit, Migration, Migratory birds, North Pacific Ocean, Overwintering, PTT, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Sandpipers, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Species Life History, Species Migration, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Ugashik, Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Wintering area, Fewer tags