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Promoting Change in Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) Nest Site Selection to Minimize Construction Related Disturbance These data describe the status of eggs in nests which had a foster egg added to them as part of an effort to relocate a common tern colony on Poplar Island. One data file (McGowanEtAl2018_FosterNestData_Data.csv) contains the data regarding the observations, while one definitions file (McGowanEtAl2018_FosterNestData_Definitions.csv) details the data. Categories: Data; Tags: Birds, Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake Bay, Ecology, Species Biology, All tags... USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, Wildlife Biology, nesting behavior, Fewer tags Time and Distance of Detection and Stop Locations along North American Breeding Bird Survey routes within the Gulf Coastal Plains & Ozarks Landscape Conservation Cooperative. These data identify the time (0-1 min, 1-2 min,or 2-3 min) and distance (≤50 meters, >50 meters) category when birds were first detected during 3-minutes point counts at stop locations associated with North American Breeding Bird Survey routes or route equivalents that were surveyed on dates between 2009 and 2016 and provide point location coordinates of stop locations along North American Breeding Bird Survey routes or route equivalents within (or within 60 miles) the Gulf Coastal Plains & Ozarks Landscape Conservation Cooperative boundary. Categories: Data; Tags: Alabama, Arkansas, Birds, Central Hardwoods, East Gulf Coastal Plain, All tags... Ecology, Geographic Information Systems, Geospatial Analysis, Gulf Coastal Plain and Ozarks, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Mississippi Alluvial Valley, Missouri, North American Breeding Bird Survey, Oklahoma, Statistical Analysis, Tennessee, Texas, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), West Gulf Coastal Plain, Wildlife Biology, birds, field monitoring stations, location, statistical surveying, Fewer tags Poplar Island Digitizing In order to allow for a comparison across years we visually digitized landcover of Poplar Island from a single image per year at a 1:1000 spatial extent with a minimum mapping unit of 300 square meters (no minimum dimensions aside from area). Images used to assign landcover were provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and were captured between July and October of their respective years. All images were 1 foot resolution. Categories: Map; Tags: Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake Bay, Digitizing, Ecology, Geographic Information Systems, All tags... Geospatial Datasets, Habitats, Information Sciences, Maps and Atlases, Poplar Island, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), mapping, Fewer tags The North American Breeding Bird Survey, Analysis Results 1966 - 2018 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. Categories: Data; Tags: Bird Annual Indices, Bird Lists, Bird Trend Estimates, Birds, Breeding Bird Density, All tags... Breeding Bird Survey, Breeding Bird Survey Analysis, Canada, Decision Science and Populations, North American Breeding Bird Survey, Population Estimation, Statistical Analysis, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States of America, Wildlife Biology, Fewer tags Water levels (November 11 2016 through November 11 2017) for four wells and Light intensity data (October 1 2015 through September 2019): from marsh to upland forest, for Moneystump Marsh, Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland Water levels in meters from four wells in Moneystump marsh at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, MD. Two wells are located in the upland forest; one well is located in the marsh-forest transition zone (ecotone); and one well is located in the marsh. Water depth of the adjacent creek is reported in meters. Data covers the time span from November 11 2016 - November 11 2017. Pressure transducer data from the wells corrected to water level using barometric pressure loggers located in 3 locations throughout the experiment. Water levels are in units of meters referenced to vertical datum NAVD88. Raw pressure data is in units of kilopascals (kPa). Pressure transducer locations and elevation data from GNSS and digital... Categories: Data; Tags: Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Chesapeake Bay, Climatology, Coastal Wetlands, Coastal and Estuarine, All tags... Habitat Management, Hydrology, Land Use Change, Salt Marsh, Sea-level Change, Sea-level Rise, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), groundwater level, light intensity, utilities Communication, Fewer tags Brodifacoum toxicity in American kestrels (Falco sparverius) with evidence of increased hazard upon subsequent anticoagulant rodenticide exposure A seminal question in ecotoxicology is the extent to which contaminant exposure evokes prolonged effects on physiological function and fitness. A series of studies were undertaken with American kestrels ingesting environmentally realistic concentrations of the second-generation anticoagulant rodenticide (SGAR) brodifacoum (BROD). Kestrels fed BROD at 0.3, 1.0 or 3.0 µg/g diet wet wt for 7 d exhibited dose-dependent hemorrhage, histopathological lesions and coagulopathy (prolonged prothrombin and Russell’s viper venom times). Following termination of a 7 d exposure to 0.5 µg BROD/g diet, prolonged blood clotting time returned to baseline values within a week, but BROD residues in liver and kidney (terminal half-life... Categories: Data; Tags: Birds, Ecotoxicology, Ecotoxicology, Environmental Contaminants, Environmental Health, All tags... Maryland, Pesticide and Herbicide Contamination, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), anticoagulant, brodifacoum, chlorophacinone, clotting time, hazard, non-target effects, risk, secondary poisoning, Fewer tags Forests in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley Lacking Sufficient Conservation Protection Based on forest patch area, location, and hydrologic influence, we ranked the purported need of forest patches for additional conservation-protection. Qualities for higher ranking included forest patches with & greater than 2000 ha of core-forest that was more than 250 m from an edge, forest patches within high priority areas for reforestation, and forest patches with less propensity for flooding. Digital data are provided for: 1. Boundary of the Mississippi Alluvial Valley study area. 2. Forest cover (circa 2015) used to for determination of forest area in need of conservation protection. 3. The conservation estate (circa 2019) that had conservation protection by virtue of ownership, easement, or servitude. 4.... Categories: Data; Tags: Birds, Ecology, Forestry, Forests, Geospatial Datasets, All tags... Habitat Management, Mississippi Alluvial Valley, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, Wildlife Biology, bird conservation region, conservation, environment, forest, protected areas, Fewer tags Use of blood clotting assays to assess anticoagulant rodenticide exposure and effects in free-ranging birds of prey - Observations and treatment of various species of raptorial birds admitted to a rehabilitation facility, and of nestling barn owls observed and sampled in the field - Clotting time parameters (prothrombin time, Russell’s viper venom time, fibrinogen concentration) - Anticoagulant rodenticide residue data Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Anticoagulant rodenticides, British Columbia, Ecotoxicology, Ecotoxicology, Environmental Contaminants, All tags... Environmental Health, Hazards, Human Impacts, Maryland, Russell’s viper venom time, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), birds, brodifacoum, bromadiolone, chlorophacinone, clotting time, difethialone, diphacinone, fibrinogen, hazard, non-target effects, prothrombin time, risk, secondary poisoning, thrombin clotting time, Fewer tags Development of a Multimetric Index (MMI) for Integrated Assessment of Salt Marsh Ecosystem Condition NCBN Vegetation & Nekton Data This dataset is comprised of eight files related to salt marsh monitoring data or measures of of human disturbance (i.e. human impacts in terms of physical, chemical, and land-use stressors) collected at 33 marsh study units (MSUs) in five National Parks within the NPS Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network (NCBN) along the northeastern coast of the US. Two files contain data related to the species and coverage of salt marsh vegetation observed in MSUs (1 data file, 1 definitions file). Two files contain data related to the species and abundance of nekton collected from creeks, pools and ditches in MSUs (1 data file, 1 definitions file). Two files contain data related to the height of key salt marsh vegetation species... Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Active, Aquatic Vegetation, Assateague Island National Seashore, Worcester County, Maryland, USA, Cape Cod National Seashore, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA, Coastal and Estuarine, All tags... Ecological Stressors, Ecology, Fire Island National Seashore, Suffolk County, New York, USA, Gateway National Recreation Area, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA, Land Use Change, Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, Nassau County, New York, USA, Salt Marsh, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), ecological monitoring, human impacts, nekton, vegetation, wetland ecosystems, Fewer tags Multiscale resource selection by American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) during fall migration at Cape May, New Jersey This data set is measurements of the proportional area of 17 land-cover types at 5 different spatial scales in Cape May County, NJ at individual radio-tagged American woodcock (Scololpax minor) use locations and at random points across the county. The data set consists of a unique identifier, band number, year or season during which sampling was conducted, spatial coordinates (UTMs), Categories: Data; Tags: American Woodcocks, American woodcock, Animal Tracking, Cape May, Migratory Birds, All tags... New Jersey, Scolopax minor, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), fall migration, multi-scale, resource selection, stopover, Fewer tags Physiological and Endocrine Responses of Hatchling American Kestrels (Falco sparverius) following Embryonic Exposure to Technical Short-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins (C10-13) - Observations of test subjects and hatching data - Body weight, organ/tissue weights - Biomarker data (oxidative stress indicators, oxidative DNA damage, thyroid hormones, histological findings) in various tissues - Chemical residues in tissues Categories: Data; Tags: American kestrel (Falco sparverius), Birds, Contamination and Pollution, Ecotoxicology, Ecotoxicology, All tags... Environmental Contaminants, Environmental Health, Nonpoint-source Pollution, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), avian toxicity, developmental toxicity, emerging contaminants, short-chain chlorinated paraffins, Fewer tags The North American Breeding Bird Survey, Analysis Results 1966 - 2019 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. Metadata for the BBS data used to produce these estimates is available from a USGS ftp site (ftp://ftpext.usgs.gov/pub/er/md/laurel/BBS/DataFiles/). Metadata associated with this data product provides information specific to the analysis results. Categories: Data; Tags: Bird Annual Indices, Bird Lists, Bird Trend Estimates, Birds, Breeding Bird Density, All tags... Breeding Bird Survey, Breeding Bird Survey Analysis, Canada, Ecology, Migratory Birds, North American Breeding Bird Survey, Population Estimation, Statistical Analysis, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States of America, Wildlife Biology, Fewer tags Shoreline delineations for 21 Subestuaries in the Chesapeake Bay 2010-2014 In many coastal regions throughout the world, there is increasing pressure to harden shorelines to protect human infrastructures against sea level rise, storm surge, and erosion. These data reflect the digitization of the shorelines of 21 sub-estuaries throughout the Chesapeake Bay (USA) as observed from 2010 through 2014. Shoreline segments are classified into one of seven shoreline types: bulkhead, riprap, developed, natural marsh, Phragmites-dominated marsh, sandy beach, and forest. These data were collected as part of a larger effort to understand the impacts of shoreline hardening on waterbird community integrity. Tags: Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake Bay, Ecology, Geographic Information Systems, Habitat Management, All tags... USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), geographic information systems, Fewer tags Tunicate survey on eelgrass in 2017 northwest Atlantic coast New Jersey to Newfoundland This dataset consists of one data file (Carman_Et_al_Tunicate_2017_survey_on_eelgrass_quad_data_final) and one definitions file (Carman_Et_al_Tunicate_2017_survey_on_eelgrass_quad_data_final_definitions). The data file consists of species and abundance of tunicates found growing on eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) in a survey of 33 northwest Atlantic eelgrass meadows in summer 2017. Eelgrass meadows represented in the dataset range from New Jersey to Newfoundland. Within each meadow, data were collected within individual quadrats (ranging from 0.0625 to 0.25 square meter) along transects or as general site surveys. Data include geographic coordinates for the center of each site surveyed; date surveyed; tunicate species... Categories: Data; Tags: Aquatic Biology, Aquatic Vegetation, Barnegat Bay, Ocean County, NJ, USA, Boston Harbor, Suffolk County, MA, USA, Botany, All tags... Broad Cove, Cumberland County, ME, USA, Coastal Wetlands, Ecological Stressors, Ecology, Ecology, Edgartown Great Pond, Dukes County, MA, USA, Farm Pond, Dukes County, MA, USA, Lake Tashmoo, Dukes County, MA, USA, Little Pleasant Bay, Barnstable County, MA, USA, Moriches Bay, Suffolk County, NY, USA, Nahant Harbor, Essex County, MA, USA, Nantucket Sound, Dukes County, MA, USA, Nashaquitsa Pond, Dukes County, MA, USA, Newfoundland, Canada, Niles Beach, Dukes County, MA, USA, Nova Scotia, Canada, Placentia Bay, Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, Portland Harbor, Cumberland County, ME, USA, Prince Edward Island, Canada, Saint George's Bay, Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, Saint Lawrence, Gulf of, Canada, Salem Sound, Essex County, MA, USA, Stonewall Pond, Dukes County, MA, USA, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), aquatic vegetation, biodiversity, marine ecosystems, nonindigenous species, tunicates, Fewer tags Spatial Models of Wild Bird Risk Factors for Highly Pathogenic A(H5N1) Avian Influenza Virus Transmission Wild waterfowl (family Anatidae) are reported as secondary transmitters of HPAIV and primary reservoirs for low-pathogenic avian influenza viruses, yet spatial inputs for disease risk modeling for this group have been lacking. Using geographic information software and Monte Carlo simulations, we developed geospatial indices of waterfowl abundance at 1 km resolutions for the breeding and wintering seasons for China, the epicenter of H5N1. Two types of spatial layers were developed: cumulative waterfowl abundance (WAB), a measure of predicted abundance by species, and cumulative abundance weighted by H5N1 prevalence (WPR), whereby abundance for each species was adjusted based on species specific prevalence values.... Tags: Avian Influenza, China, Computational Methods, Ecology, Geospatial Analysis, All tags... Health and Disease, Risk Assessment, Spatial Analysis, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, Wildlife Biology, Wildlife Disease, Wildlife Disease, Wildlife Disease, Wildlife Disease, Wildlife Disease, birds, Fewer tags Spatial Integration of Biological and Social Objectives to Identify Priority Landscapes for Waterfowl Habitat Conservation The information and data presented herein serve as the supplement to the report, “Spatial Integration of Biological and Social Objectives to Identify Priority Landscapes for Waterfowl Habitat Conservation”. The purpose of this supplemental material is to encourage exploration of the methods used to develop the spatially explicit products presented in the report. The in depth step-by-step methodology is complemented with a geodatabase to facilitate future refinement of the model as new information becomes available in the future. To repeat the process of developing the spatially explicit products (or to create other composite spatial products by varying objectives and weights), follow the methodology described in... Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Agriculture, American Black Duck, Biological Objectives, Black Ducks, Breeding Waterfowl, All tags... Canada, Dabbling Ground Nester Guild, Diversity, Diving Cavity Nester Guild, Diving Ground Nester Guild, Diving Overwater Nester Guild, Duck Use Days (DUD), Ducks, Ecology, Fertilizer Application, Geese, Geographic Information Systems, Geospatial Analysis, Harvest, Human Dimensions, Hunting Days Afield, Impermeable Surfaces, Mallard, Migratory Birds, Nitrogen, Non-breeding Waterfowl, North America, Northern Pintail, Obligate Wetland Birds, Percent Developed Land, Phosphorus, Scaup, Simpson's Diversity Index (SDI), Social Objectives, Spatial Value Model, Swans, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States, Urban Centers, Waterbirds, Waterfowl, Watershed Impairment, Wildlife Biology, Wood Duck, Fewer tags Predicted Avian Species Occupancy, Area of Sustainable Forest Habitat, and Area of Occupied Habitat within the Mississippi Alluvial Valley Bird Conservation Region Values for predicted probabilities of avian species occupancy were determined using colonization-extinction models (MacKenzie and others, 2003) as implemented in R (Version 3.4.4; https://www.r-project.org/) via the ‘colext’ function of the Unmarked package (Version 0.12-0; Fiske and Chandler 2011). Performance of a null model (without covariates) and 153 additional models that assessed the effects of geographic coordinates and habitat context covariates were evaluated using Akaike information criteria (AIC; Burnham and Anderson, 2002). When more than one model had substantial support, their respective model weights were used to spatially predict occupancy relative to covariate influence. Predictive model covariates... Categories: Map; Tags: Arkansas, Birds, Forestry, Forests, Geographic Information Systems, All tags... Geospatial Analysis, Geospatial Datasets, Habitat Management, Habitat Management, Habitats, Illinois, Image Analysis, Kentucky, Land Use and Land Cover, Louisiana, Mississippi, Mississippi Alluvial Valley, Missouri, Population Estimation, Spatial Analysis, Tennessee, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, Wildlife Biology, biota, birds, forest ecosystems, forest resources, Fewer tags Assessing Nest Attentiveness of Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) via Video Cameras and Temperature Loggers While nest attentiveness plays a critical role in the reproductive success of avian species, little is known regarding the nest attentiveness patterns of many species during incubation. However, improvements in both video monitoring and temperature logging devices present an opportunity to improve our understanding of this aspect of avian behavior. To evaluate the ability of these technologies to document fine scale behaviors during incubation we monitored 13 nests across two Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) breeding colonies with a paired video camera - temperature logger approach, while monitoring 63 additional nests with temperature loggers alone. We also monitored nests and recorded hatching success, allowing us... Categories: Data; Tags: Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake Bay, Ecology, Isle of Wight Bay, Species Biology, All tags... USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, animal behavior, Fewer tags Waterfowl occurrence and residence time as indicators of H5 and H7 avian influenza in North American Poultry This data release contains model outputs depicting the probability of an H5 or H7 avian influenza outbreak at any given point in the continental United States for each week of the year. Categories: Data; Tags: Avian Influenza, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), United States of America, Waterfowl, Wildlife Biology, All tags... Wildlife Disease, Wildlife Disease, avian influenza, Fewer tags North American Breeding Bird Survey Dataset This is the primary ScienceBase page for accessing North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) data. The BBS project measures bird populations on an annual basis. It has been in operation for more than 50 years, monitors 700+ types of birds, and spans the continent (map at right shows sample locations in red). More information about BBS history, methods, and past and ongoing applications of project data can be found in the "Related External Resources" section below. Accessing the Data The BBS releases its data on an annual basis. The “Child Items” section below provides links to the most recent as well as historic data releases. Each annual release includes all previously released data, plus all subsequent taxonomic... Tags: Animals, Biodiversity, Birds, Birds, Canada, All tags... Citizen Science, Migratory Birds, Migratory Species, North America, North American Breeding Bird Survey, Patuxent Programs, United States, United States of America, Wildlife Biology, abundance, avian point counts, biodiversity, population distribution, population trends, relative abundance, Fewer tags 1 2 »