Macroinvertebrates from Rivers in Northwest Alaska, 2015-2019

This dataset contains taxonomic information, counts, and lengths of macroinvertebrates collected from rivers in northwest Alaska using drift and kick nets during summer and fall 2015-2019. Version History: First release: February 2024 Revised: August 2024 (ver. 1.1)

Categories: Data; Tags: Actinopterygii, Age composition, Alaska, Animals/Invertebrates, Animals/Invertebrates, All tags... Aquatic Biology, Aquatic Invertebrates, Aquatic ecosystems, Arachnida, Arctic, Arthropods, Arthropods, Biota, Bivalvia, Clitellata, Ecology, Entognatha, Environment, Freshwater ecosystems, Gastropoda, InlandWaters, Insecta, Macroinvertebrates, Nemata, Turbellaria, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Water Quality, Fewer tags

Child Item 1: Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) - 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 17 satellite transmitters attached to Whooper Swans at a non-breeding site in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, 2009. 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 Argos location estimate collected, accompanied by a binary flag that denotes an algorithm's plausibility check (based...

Categories: Data; Tags: Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argos, Biota, Birds, All tags... Breeding sites, Capture-recapture studies, Coastal ecosystems, Cygnus cygnus, Ducks/Geese/Swans, East Asia flyway, Environment, Honshu, Izunuma, Japan, Marine ecosystems, Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, Miyagi, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Russia, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Siberia, Species life history, Tagging devices, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Whooper Swan, Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Fewer tags

Child Item 2: Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) - 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 17 satellite transmitters attached to Whooper Swans at a non-breeding site in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, 2009. 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....

Categories: Data; Tags: Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argos, Biota, Birds, All tags... Breeding sites, Capture-recapture studies, Coastal ecosystems, Cygnus cygnus, Ducks/Geese/Swans, East Asia flyway, Environment, Honshu, Izunuma, Japan, Marine ecosystems, Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, Miyagi, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Russia, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Siberia, Species life history, Tagging devices, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Whooper Swan, Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Fewer tags

Seabird Diet Data Collected on Middleton Island, Gulf of Alaska

These data are part of the Gulf Watch Alaska (GWA) long-term monitoring program and contain diet data from Black-legged Kittiwakes (BLKI), Rhinoceros Auklets (RHAU), and Tufted puffins (TUPU) located on Middleton Island in the Gulf of Alaska. This data release consists of seabird diet sample data and prey identification and morphometrics. Version History: First release: March 2023 Revised: October 2024 (ver. 2.0)

Categories: Data, Data Release - Revised; Tags: Alaska, Animals/Invertebrates, Animals/Vertebrates, Biota, Birds, All tags... Black-legged Kittiwake, Ecology, Environment, Environmental sustainability, Field sampling, Fish, Fishes, Gulf of Alaska, Marine biology, Marine environment monitoring, Marine environments, Marine fishes, Middleton Island, Oceans, Prey selection, Prince William Sound, Quantitative distribution, Rhinoceros Auklet, Temporal variations, Tufted Puffin, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Waders/Gulls/Auks and allies, Wildlife Biology, Wildlife biology, Fewer tags

Child Item 2: Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Tundra Swans (Cygnus columbianus) - 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 50 satellite transmitters attached to Tundra Swans on their breeding range in arctic and western Alaska, 2008. 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....

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argos, Atlantic flyway, All tags... Biota, Birds, Breeding area, Breeding sites, Cold Bay, Colville River Delta, Cygnus columbianus, Distribution, Ducks/Geese/Swans, Ecological Dynamics, Environment, Field methods, Field sampling, King Salmon, Kotzebue Sound, Migration, Migration (organisms), Migration pathway, Migratory birds, Migratory strategies, NPR-A, National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Pacific Americas flyway, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Species Life History, Species Migration, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, Tundra Swan, 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 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 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

Child Item 1: Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Northern Pintails (Anas acuta) - 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 129 satellite transmitters attached to Northern Pintail ducks on their winter range in Japan, 2007-2009. 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: Anas acuta, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argos, Biota, All tags... Birds, Breeding area, Breeding sites, Distribution, Ducks/Geese/Swans, East Asia flyway, Ecological Dynamics, Environment, Field methods, Field sampling, Hokkaido, Honshu, Iwate, Izunuma, Japan, Migration, Migration (organisms), Migration pathway, Migratory birds, Migratory strategies, North Pacific Ocean, Northern Pintail, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Russia, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Siberia, Species Life History, Species Migration, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Wintering area, Fewer tags

Tracking Data for Spectacled Eiders (Somateria fischeri)

This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for Spectacled Eiders, a seaduck species that breeds only in Alaska and Russia and spends the winter exclusively in the Bering Sea. The Alaska breeding population is listed as threatened under provisions of the Endangered Species Act. Child Item 1: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Spectacled Eiders (Somateria fischeri) - Processed Data" Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters. Child Item 2: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Spectacled Eiders (Somateria fischeri) - 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...

Categories: Data, Data Release - Revised; Tags: Alaska, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argos, Beaufort Sea, All tags... Bering Sea, Biota, Birds, Breeding area, Breeding sites, Capture-recapture studies, Chukchi Sea, Coastal ecosystems, Colville River Delta, Ducks/Geese/Swans, Environment, Marine ecosystems, Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, NPR-A, National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, North Slope, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Peard Bay, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Russia, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Somateria fischeri, Species life history, Spectacled Eider, Tagging devices, 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 Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus)

This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for Whooper Swans, a Eurasian species that closely resembles Trumpeter Swanw in North America. Child Item 1: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) - Processed Data" Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters. Child Item 2: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) - 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.

Categories: Data; Tags: Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argos, Biota, Birds, All tags... Breeding sites, Capture-recapture studies, Coastal ecosystems, Cygnus cygnus, Ducks/Geese/Swans, East Asia flyway, Environment, Honshu, Izunuma, Japan, Marine ecosystems, Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, Miyagi, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Russia, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Siberia, Species life history, Tagging devices, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Whooper Swan, 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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Tracking Data for Steller's Eiders (Polysticta stelleri)

This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for Steller's Eider, a species of seaduck that breeds throughout the circumpolar Arctic and spends the winter in coastal areas of western and southwestern Alaska. The Alaska-breeding population is listed as threatened under provisions of the Endangered Species Act. Child Item 1: "U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Steller's Eiders (Polysticta stelleri) - Processed Data" -- Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters. Child Item 2: "U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Steller's Eiders (Polysticta stelleri) - Raw Data" -- All raw data collected from Argos satellite transmitters,...

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argos, Beaufort Sea, All tags... Bering Sea, Biota, Birds, Breeding area, Breeding sites, Capture-recapture studies, Chukchi Sea, Coastal ecosystems, Ducks/Geese/Swans, Environment, Marine ecosystems, Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, Non-breeding area, North Slope, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Polysticta stelleri, Russia, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Species life history, Steller's Eider, Tagging devices, 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 Surf Scoters (Melanitta perspicillata)

This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for Surf Scoters, a seaduck 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 Surf Scoters (Melanitta perspicillata) - Processed Data" Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters. Child Item 2: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Surf Scoters (Melanitta perspicillata) - 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.

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argos, Auke Bay, All tags... Bahía San Quintín, Baja California, Biota, Birds, Breeding area, Breeding sites, Distribution, Ducks/Geese/Swans, Ecological Dynamics, Environment, Field methods, Field sampling, Gastineau Channel, Juneau, Melanitta perspicillata, Mexico, Migration, Migration (organisms), Migration pathway, Migratory birds, Migratory strategies, Ornithology, Outer Point, Overwintering, PTT, Pacific Americas flyway, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Point Louisa, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Species Life History, Species Migration, Surf Scoter, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Wintering area, Fewer tags

Child Item 2: Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Surf Scoters (Melanitta perspicillata) - 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 25 satellite transmitters attached to Surf Scoters on their winter ranges in southeast Alaska and Baja California, Mexico, 2005-2008. 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...

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argos, Auke Bay, All tags... Bahía San Quintín, Baja California, Biota, Birds, Breeding area, Breeding sites, Distribution, Ducks/Geese/Swans, Ecological Dynamics, Environment, Field methods, Field sampling, Gastineau Channel, Juneau, Melanitta perspicillata, Mexico, Migration, Migration (organisms), Migration pathway, Migratory birds, Migratory strategies, Ornithology, Outer Point, Overwintering, PTT, Pacific Americas flyway, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Point Louisa, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Species Life History, Species Migration, Surf Scoter, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), 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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Argos GPS Satellite Tracking Data for Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)

This data package contains location data collected by the Argos System (CLS America, Inc.) from satellite transmitters attached to 116 Lesser Yellowlegs captured at multiple sites across their breeding and nonbreeding range in North America, 2018-2021. The raw data were processed to accomplish two goals: 1) flag implausible location and 2) remove locations within Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) and Eielson Air Force Base boundaries. Removal of locations in military land boundaries is required due to federal guidelines by Department of Defense (DoD) Public Affairs office and DoD Partners in Flight. Due to data sharing constraints of participating agencies, not all the locations (i.e., latitude and longitude)...

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Anchorage, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Annual cycle, All tags... Argos, Biota, Birds, Breeding sites, Canada, Capture-recapture studies, Central America, Churchill, Coastal ecosystems, Ecology, Eielson AFB, Environment, Ile Nue de Mingan, James Bay, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge, Marine ecosystems, Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, Non-breeding range, Ornithology, Overwintering, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, South America, Species life history, Tagging devices, The Caribbean, Tracking equipment, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States of America, Waders/Gulls/Auks and Allies, Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Yellowknife, 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 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

Tracking Data for Long-tailed Ducks (Clangula hyemalis)

This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for Long-tailed Ducks, a species of seaduck that breeds throughout the circumpolar Arctic and spends the winter in coastal areas of northern and mid latitudes. Child Item 1: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Long-tailed Ducks (Clangula hyemalis) - Processed Data" Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters. Child Item 2: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Long-tailed Ducks (Clangula hyemalis) - 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. Version History: First release: June...

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, Argos, Beaufort Sea, All tags... Bering Sea, Biota, Birds, Breeding area, Breeding sites, Capture-recapture studies, Chukchi Sea, Clangula hyemalis, Coastal ecosystems, Ducks/Geese/Swans, Environment, Hokkaido, Japan, Long-tailed Duck, Marine ecosystems, Microwave Telemetry, Inc., Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Migratory species, Non-breeding area, North Slope, Ornithology, Overwintering, PTT, Platform Transmitter Terminal, Russia, Satellite transmitter, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Species life history, Tagging devices, Telemetry, Tracking equipment, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Yukon Delta, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Yukon-Kuskokwim River Delta, Fewer tags

Tracking Data for Greater White-Fronted Geese (Anser albifrons)

This data release includes 1 child item with tracking data for Greater White-fronted Geese, a species that nests in coastal areas of western and northern Alaska and winters across a broad area of North America along the Pacific and Central flyways. Child Item 1: "VHF Tracking Data for Pacific Flyway Greater White-Fronted Geese (Anser albifrons), 1987-1991" VHF tracking data for Greater White-fronted Geese marked annually (1987-1991) in Alaska and the Klamath Basin (Oregon and California) and subsequently tracked through the Pacific Flyway (primarily in Alaska, California, and Mexico).

Categories: Data; Tags: Alaska, Animal behavior, Animal tagging, Animal tracking, Animals/Vertebrates, All tags... Anser albifrons, Biota, Birds, Breeding sites, Bristol Bay Lowlands, British Columbia, Canada, California, Capturing (animals), Ducks/Geese/Swans, Environment, Greater White-fronted Goose, Klamath Basin, Mexico, Migratory birds, Migratory rates/routes, Nevada, Oregon, Overwintering, Radio transmitter, Sacramento, San Joaquin Valley, Seasonal distribution, Seasonal movement, Species life history, Tagging devices, Telemetry, Terrestrial ecosystems, Tracking equipment, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), VHF, Washington, Waterfowl, Wetland ecosystems, Wildlife, Wildlife Biology, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Fewer tags